North Carolina’s biotechnology industry runs deep and wide, with specialties ranging from pharmaceutical manufacturing to health informatics to crop genetic engineering. Comprised of 600+ companies and over 60,000 employees, our biotech cluster has grown 31 percent since 2001.
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Companies in North Carolina
AAIPharma Services Corp.
2320 Scientific Park Drive, Wilmington, NC
AAIPharma Services Corp.
1726 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, NC
AAIPharma Services Corp.
4620 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC
AgBiome
104 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709
Ajinomoto North America
4020 Ajinomoto Drive, Raleigh, NC
Alion Science and Technology
1000 Park Forty Plaza, Durham, NC
Allergan
1877 Kawai Rd, Lincolnton, NC
Almac Clinical Services
4204 Technology Drive, Durham, NC
Almac Diagnostics
4238 Technology Drive, Durham, NC
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
1730 East Moore Street, Southport, NC
Argos Therapeutics
4233 Technology Drive, Durham, NC
Arrow International
312 Commerce Place, Asheboro, NC
Arysta LifeScience North America
15401 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC
ATEX Technologies
120 West Monroe Avenue, Pinebluff, NC
Avista Pharma Solutions
3501 c Tricenter Blvd, Durham, NC
Avoca
841 Avoca Farm Road, Windsor, NC 27957
Banner Life Sciences
4125 Premier Drive, High Point, NC
BASF
11501 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC
BASF
26 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27709
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
65 Pitts Station Road, Marion, NC
Bayer
2 TW Alexander Drive, Raleigh, NC
Bayer
3500 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
Bayer CropScience
703 Nor-Am Road, Pikeville, NC
Bayer CropScience
BD Diagnostics
4025 Stirrup Creek Drive, Durham, NC
BD Diagnostics
1022 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC
BD Diagnostics
780 Plantation Drive, Burlington, NC
BD Rx
5200 Corporate Parkway, Wilson, NC
BD Technologies
21 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27709
BestCo
288 Mazeppa Road, Mooresville, NC
BioAgilytix Labs
2300 Englert Drive, Durham, NC
Biogen
5000 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
bioMérieux
1000 Rodolphe Street, Durham, NC
Bioventus
4720 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
Carolinas HealthCare System Division of Therapeutic Research and Development
1000 Blythe Boulevard, Charlotte, NC
Catalent Pharma Solutions
160 Pharma Drive, Morrisville, NC
Cato Research
4364 Alston Ave, Durham, NC
CEM Corp.
3100 Smith Farm Road, Matthews, NC
Cempra Pharmaceuticals
Cempra, Quadrangle Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
Cenduit
4825 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC
Charles River Laboratories
3300 Gateway Centre Blvd, Morrisville, NC
Charles River Laboratories
401 South New Hope Road, Raleigh, NC
Charles River Laboratories – Pathology Associates
4025 Stirrup Creek Drive, Durham, NC
Charter Medical
3948-A Westpoint Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC
Chemtura USA
214 West Ruby Avenue, Gastonia, NC
Chiesi USA
1255 Crescent Green Drive, Cary, NC
Chiltern International
2528 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC
Chiltern International
4000 Centregreen Way, Cary, NC
Chimerix
2505 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
Cirrus Pharmaceuticals
511 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
Clinipace Worldwide
3800 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
CMP Pharma
ConvaTec
211 American Avenue, Greensboro, NC
Cook Medical
4900 Bethania Station Road, Winston-Salem, NC
Corning Life Sciences
1 Becton Circle, Durham, NC
Cotton Incorporated
6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC
Duke Clinical Research Institute
2400 Pratt Street, Durham, NC
EG-Gilero
Ei, A Pharmaceutical SolutionWorks
2865 North Cannon Boulevard, Kannapolis, NC
Eisai
900 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, Apex, NC
Elanco Animal Health
3200 Northline Avenue, Greensboro, NC
EPL
615 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
Exela Pharma Sciences
1325 William White Place, Lenoir, NC
Expression Analysis Inc., a Quintiles company
4324 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC
FHI 360
359 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies USA
101 J Morris Commons Lane, Morrisville, NC
G&W Laboratories
1877 Kawai Rd, Lincolnton, NC
Gaia Herbs
101 Gaia Herbs Road, Brevard, NC
Genova Diagnostics
63 Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NC
GlaxoSmithKline
5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
GlaxoSmithKline
1011 North Arendell Avenue, Zebulon, NC
Greer Laboratories
639 Nuway Circle, Lenoir, NC
Grifols
79 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
Grifols
8368 Old US Highway 70 West, Clayton, NC
Grifols
1017 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC
Health Decisions
2510 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
High Point Clinical Trials Center
4160 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, High Point, NC
Hospira
4285 North Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount, NC
Hospira
8484 Old US Highway 70 West, Clayton, NC
ICON Clinical Research
79 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC
IDEXX Reference Laboratories
7806 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC
ILS Genomics
100 Perimeter Park Drive, Morrisville, NC
INC Research
3201 Beechleaf Court, Raleigh, NC
INC Research
1011 Ashes Drive, Wilmington, NC
Ingredion
4501 Overdale Road, Winston-Salem, NC
Integrated Laboratory Systems
630 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
inVentiv Health Clinical
1001 Winstead Dr, Cary, NC
KBI Biopharma
1101 Hamlin Road, Durham, NC
Kendro Laboratory Products
15 South Main Street, Weaverville, NC
King Bio
3 Westside Drive, Asheville, NC
LabCorp – Occupational Testing Services
500 Perimeter Park Drive, Morrisville, NC
LabCorp Clinical Trials
4307 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
LabCorp
1912 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
LabCorp
531 South Spring Street, Burlington, North Carolina 27215
LabCorp
724 Chipola Street, Kannapolis, NC
LipoScience
2500 Sumner Boulevard, Raleigh, NC
Liquidia Technologies
419 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
8801 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
8800 Durant Road, Raleigh, NC
Med-El Corporation USA
2511 Old Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC
Medicago USA
7 Triangle Drive, Durham, NC
MEDTOX Diagnostics
1238 Anthony Road, Burlington, NC
Merck & Co.
5325 Old Oxford Road, Durham, NC
Merck & Co.
4633 Merck Road, Wilson, NC
Meridian Laboratory Corp.
2401 Whitehall Park Drive, Charlotte, NC
Merz North America
6501 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC
Metabolon
617 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
Metrics Contract Services
1240 Sugg Parkway, Greenville, NC
Microbac Laboratories
3809 Airport Drive, Wilson, NC
Microbac Laboratories
2592 Hope Mills Road, Fayetteville, NC
Microban International
11400 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC
Monsanto
Monsanto Co.
110 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
Novan Therapeutics
4222 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
Novartis (Sandoz)
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
475 Green Oaks Parkway, Holly Springs, NC
Novella Clinical, a Quintiles company
1700 Perimeter Park Drive, Morrisville, NC
Novella Clinical, a Quintiles company
575 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries
3612 Powhatan Road, Clayton, NC
Novozymes BioAg
108 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
Novozymes North America
77 Perrys Chapel Road, Franklinton, NC
Nutra-Pharma Manufacturing Corp.
130 Lexington Parkway, Lexington, NC
Pace Analytical Services
2225 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC
Pace Analytical Services
6701 Conference Drive, Raleigh, NC
Parata Systems
2600 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
PAREXEL International Corp.
2520 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
Patheon
4815 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
Patheon
5900 Greenville Boulevard Northeast, Greenville, NC
Pearl Therapeutics
4222 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
Pfizer
4300 Oak Park Road, Sanford, NC
Pharmaceutical Research Association
4130 Parklake Avenue, Raleigh, NC
PharmaCore
4180 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, High Point, NC
Polyzen
1041 Classic Road, Apex, NC
PPD
929 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC
PPD
3900 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
PRA Health Sciences
4130 Parklake Avenue, Raleigh, NC
Proctor & Gamble
100 South Swing Road, Greensboro, NC
Purdue Pharmaceuticals
4701 Purdue Drive, Wilson, NC
Qualicaps
6505 Franz Warner Parkway, Whitsett, NC
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
3241 Woodpark Boulevard, Charlotte, NC
Quality Chemical Laboratories
3400 Enterprise Drive, Wilmington, NC
Quintiles
4820 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, North Carolina 27703
Rho
6330 Quadrangle Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
RTI Health Solutions
200 Park Offices Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
RTI International
3040 East Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC
Salix Pharmaceuticals
8510 Colonnade Center Drive, Raleigh, NC
Sandoz
630 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
Sequenom Laboratories
7010 Kit Creek Road, Morrisville, NC
Solstas Lab Partners
4380 Federal Drive, Greensboro, NC
Solstas Lab Partners
1915 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC
Solstas Lab Partners
4191 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, High Point, NC
Stiefel, a GSK company
20 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
Syngenta Biotechnology
3054 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC
Syngenta Crop Protection
410 Swing Road, Greensboro, NC
TearScience
5151 McCrimmon Parkway, Morrisville, NC
Teleflex
312 Commerce Place, Asheboro, NC
Tergus Pharma
2810 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
6 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
TransEnterix Inc.
635 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
TrialCard
6501 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC
UCB Biosciences
8010 Arco Corporate Drive, Raleigh, NC
United Therapeutics Corp.
55 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
Vertellus Specialties
2110 High Point Road, Greensboro, NC
ViiV Healthcare
5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
West Pharmaceutical Services
1028 Innovation Way, Kinston, NC
Wilmington Pathology Associates
1915 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC
Worldwide Clinical Trials
3800 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
Xellia Pharmaceuticals USA
8900 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC
Zoetis
1040 Swabia Court, Durham, NC
Zoetis
22300 Skyway Church Road, Maxton, NC
Competitive Advantages
Research Triangle Park
Research Triangle Park (RTP), the largest research park in the U.S., is comprised of 200+ companies and 50,000+ employees with industry specializations including biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. RTP also is home to the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and the First Flight Venture Center.
Low Tax Burden
At 3 percent, North Carolina has the lowest corporate income tax rate in the United States. In fact, North Carolina offers a low tax burden across the board. Ernst & Young and the Council on State Taxation rank North Carolina No. 1 for lowest state and local tax burden in the U.S.
Industry Concentration and Rapid Growth
With over 600 life sciences companies employing more than 60,000 people and sustained industry growth – 31 percent since 2001 – the depth and breadth of North Carolina’s biotech clusters is unrivaled.
Three Tier 1 Research Universities
North Carolina has the highest concentration of Tier 1 research universities in the country. Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University are located within 25 miles of one another, and contribute to an established workforce pipeline, active industry partnerships and an innovative business environment.
Growing Center for R&D
Fueled by a strong industry presence and major Tier 1 research universities, North Carolina is a leading center for life science R&D. North Carolina had almost $2 billion in academic life science R&D expenditures in 2012 – up 21 percent from 2009.
Workforce
Workforce of 61,000+ and Growing
North Carolina’s biotechnology companies employ a highly skilled and educated workforce of more than 61,000 in fields ranging from biosimilars R&D to pharmaceutical manufacturing to crop genetic engineering.
13,000+ STEM Graduates Annually
North Carolina’s colleges and universities confer more than 13,000 degrees annually to students in all STEM fields. Of this group, nearly 40 percent are in the areas of biological sciences and agriculture and natural resources.
Innovative Workforce Development
From the BioWork program developed jointly by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and the North Carolina Community College System in 2001, to the recent $100 million public-private initiative to create NCBioImpact, North Carolina is leading the way in pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing workforce development.
NCWorks Customized Training Program
NCWorks is a comprehensive workforce development program that includes an online jobs database for talent recruiters and job seekers alike. NCWorks also features a customized training program for new and existing businesses in the state.
Research Infrastructure
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
As the first state-sponsored biotechnology initiative in the U.S., the North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides industry support an advocacy through support of biotechnology research, business, education and strategic policy.
North Carolina Research Campus
The North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) is a collaboration between industry, universities and health care organizations that seeks to find new ways to promote healthy lifestyles and to prevent, treat and cure cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s and other diet- and lifestyle-related disorders.
Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center
The Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) operates training and cGMP pilot plant facilities at N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus under the auspices of the university’s College of Engineering. Students and working professionals go to BTEC for hands-on learning with the latest biomanufacturing technologies.
Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise
Housed at North Carolina Central University, the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) offers students hands-on training in process analytical technology and development, quality assurance and quality control.
ASSIST Center at N.C. State University
The ASSIST Center at N.C. State University is a National Science Foundation-sponsored Nanosystems Engineering Research Center (NERC) that develops and employs nanotechnology-enabled energy harvesting and storage, ultra-low power electronics, and sensors to create innovative, battery-free, body-powered and wearable health monitoring systems.
