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.
2320 Scientific Park Drive, Wilmington, NC
1726 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, NC
4620 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC
104 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709
4020 Ajinomoto Drive, Raleigh, NC
1000 Park Forty Plaza, Durham, NC
1877 Kawai Rd, Lincolnton, NC
4204 Technology Drive, Durham, NC
4238 Technology Drive, Durham, NC
1730 East Moore Street, Southport, NC
4233 Technology Drive, Durham, NC
312 Commerce Place, Asheboro, NC
15401 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC
120 West Monroe Avenue, Pinebluff, NC
3501 c Tricenter Blvd, Durham, NC
841 Avoca Farm Road, Windsor, NC 27957
4125 Premier Drive, High Point, NC
11501 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC
26 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27709
65 Pitts Station Road, Marion, NC
2 TW Alexander Drive, Raleigh, NC
3500 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
703 Nor-Am Road, Pikeville, NC
4025 Stirrup Creek Drive, Durham, NC
1022 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC
780 Plantation Drive, Burlington, NC
5200 Corporate Parkway, Wilson, NC
21 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27709
288 Mazeppa Road, Mooresville, NC
2300 Englert Drive, Durham, NC
5000 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
1000 Rodolphe Street, Durham, NC
4720 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
1000 Blythe Boulevard, Charlotte, NC
160 Pharma Drive, Morrisville, NC
4364 Alston Ave, Durham, NC
3100 Smith Farm Road, Matthews, NC
Cempra, Quadrangle Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
4825 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC
3300 Gateway Centre Blvd, Morrisville, NC
401 South New Hope Road, Raleigh, NC
4025 Stirrup Creek Drive, Durham, NC
3948-A Westpoint Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC
214 West Ruby Avenue, Gastonia, NC
1255 Crescent Green Drive, Cary, NC
2528 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC
4000 Centregreen Way, Cary, NC
2505 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
511 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
3800 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
211 American Avenue, Greensboro, NC
4900 Bethania Station Road, Winston-Salem, NC
1 Becton Circle, Durham, NC
6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC
2400 Pratt Street, Durham, NC
2865 North Cannon Boulevard, Kannapolis, NC
900 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, Apex, NC
3200 Northline Avenue, Greensboro, NC
615 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
1325 William White Place, Lenoir, NC
4324 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC
359 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC
101 J Morris Commons Lane, Morrisville, NC
1877 Kawai Rd, Lincolnton, NC
101 Gaia Herbs Road, Brevard, NC
63 Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NC
5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
1011 North Arendell Avenue, Zebulon, NC
639 Nuway Circle, Lenoir, NC
79 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
8368 Old US Highway 70 West, Clayton, NC
1017 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC
2510 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
4160 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, High Point, NC
4285 North Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount, NC
8484 Old US Highway 70 West, Clayton, NC
79 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC
7806 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC
100 Perimeter Park Drive, Morrisville, NC
3201 Beechleaf Court, Raleigh, NC
1011 Ashes Drive, Wilmington, NC
4501 Overdale Road, Winston-Salem, NC
630 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
1001 Winstead Dr, Cary, NC
4820 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, North Carolina 27703
1101 Hamlin Road, Durham, NC
15 South Main Street, Weaverville, NC
3 Westside Drive, Asheville, NC
500 Perimeter Park Drive, Morrisville, NC
4307 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
1912 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
531 South Spring Street, Burlington, North Carolina 27215
724 Chipola Street, Kannapolis, NC
2500 Sumner Boulevard, Raleigh, NC
419 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
8801 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC
8800 Durant Road, Raleigh, NC
2511 Old Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC
7 Triangle Drive, Durham, NC
1238 Anthony Road, Burlington, NC
5325 Old Oxford Road, Durham, NC
4633 Merck Road, Wilson, NC
2401 Whitehall Park Drive, Charlotte, NC
6501 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC
617 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
1240 Sugg Parkway, Greenville, NC
3809 Airport Drive, Wilson, NC
2592 Hope Mills Road, Fayetteville, NC
11400 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC
110 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
4222 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
475 Green Oaks Parkway, Holly Springs, NC
1700 Perimeter Park Drive, Morrisville, NC
575 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC
3612 Powhatan Road, Clayton, NC
108 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
77 Perrys Chapel Road, Franklinton, NC
130 Lexington Parkway, Lexington, NC
2225 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC
6701 Conference Drive, Raleigh, NC
2600 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
2520 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
4815 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
5900 Greenville Boulevard Northeast, Greenville, NC
4222 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC
4300 Oak Park Road, Sanford, NC
4130 Parklake Avenue, Raleigh, NC
4180 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, High Point, NC
1041 Classic Road, Apex, NC
929 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC
3900 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
4130 Parklake Avenue, Raleigh, NC
100 South Swing Road, Greensboro, NC
4701 Purdue Drive, Wilson, NC
6505 Franz Warner Parkway, Whitsett, NC
3241 Woodpark Boulevard, Charlotte, NC
3400 Enterprise Drive, Wilmington, NC
6330 Quadrangle Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
200 Park Offices Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
3040 East Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC
8510 Colonnade Center Drive, Raleigh, NC
630 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
7010 Kit Creek Road, Morrisville, NC
4380 Federal Drive, Greensboro, NC
1915 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC
4191 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, High Point, NC
20 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
3054 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC
410 Swing Road, Greensboro, NC
5151 McCrimmon Parkway, Morrisville, NC
312 Commerce Place, Asheboro, NC
2810 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC
6 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
635 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC
6501 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC
8010 Arco Corporate Drive, Raleigh, NC
55 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
2110 High Point Road, Greensboro, NC
5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
1028 Innovation Way, Kinston, NC
1915 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC
3800 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC
8900 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC
1040 Swabia Court, Durham, NC
22300 Skyway Church Road, Maxton, NC
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.