2/2/05 BioNetwork: Preparing North Carolina’s World Class Biotechnology Workforce Susan Seymour BioNetwork Director

2/2/05 NC Biotechnology Facts NC Ranks Third in Biotechnology in the US NC Has About 150 Biotechnology Companies and 75 Contract Research Organizations –Generate About $8 Billion in Annual Revenue –34,500 Employees NC - Worldwide BioAg Leader, Ranked Second in US

2/2/05 Challenge: Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Biomanufacturing Industry in NC  In Next 3 Years, > 6,000 Employees With < a BS Degree Needed by North Carolina’s Biomanufacturing Firms  More Workers Needed for the Rest of the Biotech Cluster  “Access to a Skilled and Well-trained Workforce Is the Number One Factor That Companies Use in Location Selection” Study by Deloitte & Touche Fantus, Published in the Wall Street Journal

2/2/05 The Biomanufacturing Workforce 67% of Biomanufacturing and Pharmaceutical Employees Employees Have < Baccalaureate Degree Appropriately Trained at the Community College Level

2/2/05 BioNetwork Makes a Difference for Companies, for Workers Develops Continuous Pipeline of New Trained Workers 2000 Workers Needed Per Year for the Next 3 Years Retrains Dislocated Workers Upgrades Skills of Incumbent Workers

2/2/05 BioNetwork Cost-efficient, Effective Design Sharing Information, Innovations and Resources. Community Colleges Serve –Biotechnology Cluster –Biomanufacturing Companies –North Carolinians

2/2/05 BioNetwork Management Team  Provides Leadership, Expertise And Coordination Across Program Boundaries  Coordination For External Partners Capstone Center  Clean Room/Aseptic Suite  Students, Incumbent Workers, And Faculty  Machinery And Facilities Too Expensive To Replicate Locally Mobile Biotechnology Laboratory  Outfitted With Faculty And Specialized Equipment  Incumbent Worker Training  Lab Courses In Remote Areas  Sent To Company Sites Centers  Bioprocessing  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing  Agricultural Biotech  Continuing Education  Biotechnology Enterprise Innovation Funds  Updating Or New Curricula  Faculty Development  Access To Historically Under-Served Populations And Access To Rural Areas Equipment and Facility Enhancement Funds  Purchase Of New Or Used Laboratory Equipment  Retrofitting Existing Community College Space For New Equipment BioNetwork Validation Academy  Trained Validation Workers  Increased Company Profitability

2/2/05 Recruitment To Grow Enrollments of Future Workers Statewide Advertising All Directed to Website Resources Print - Glossy and Newsprint Radio and Television Displays

2/2/05 BioNetwork: Annual Grants Support Local Community Colleges Funded : –Equipment Necessary for Training and Education –Related Facility Enhancements –Educational Curriculum Innovation Initiatives –Six Centers Mentoring Local College Faculty Encouraged Support of New/Expanding Industry Spread Biotechnology Student/worker Training Across NC

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BioNetwork Recent Accomplishments New Courses Developed/Offered Faculty Enhancements Offered Local Colleges Leveraged Funding >$12 Million Additional Funding Increased Enrollment in Specialized Training for Workers and Students Supported Economic Development Prospects New Community Colleges Approved for Biotechnology-related Programs (Six Colleges to 17) New Colleges Offering BioWork (Six Colleges to 13)

2/2/05 Summary: BioNetwork Has State Recurring Appropriations Is Positively Impacting Site Selection Decisions Helps Attract, Expand, and Retain NC Biotechnology Business Reacts Swiftly to Market Demands by Deploying Directly to Local Colleges the Expertise, Curricula, and Equipment/facility Enhancement Resources Necessary for Workforce Education and Training.

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