Kathleen Kennedy, Alan Mabe, Hal Price, Susan Seymour June 27, 2006 Train the Work Force

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R Train the Workforce: Status prior to 2003  Biomanufacturing industry in NC was poised for major growth, but couldn’t find enough qualified employees.  Community colleges were critically under funded.  Universities needed more industrially-targeted curricula, as well as facilities.  The state responded with Golden LEAF funding.  The Biomanufacturing and Pharmaceutical Training Consortium was launched.

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R Strategy Summary Strategies  Ensure successful implementation of the Biomanufacturing and Pharmaceutical Training Consortium (BPTC)  Support community colleges  Encourage the creation of innovative biotechnology education and training programs

B iomanufacturing and P harmaceutical T raining C onsortium (BPTC)

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R Collaborators  NC State University  NC Central University  North Carolina Community College System  Industry (NCBIO)  Golden LEAF  North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC)

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R Goals  Develop a world class work force with the ability to adapt to new technologies.  Provide hands-on training and education in a simulated cGMP environment.  Offer learners flexible access to an integrated education system.  Train and educate both students and incumbent employees.

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R  Golden LEAF: $63 M  Industry: >$10 M (in-kind)  Recurring State Funds: $12-13 M/yr at current level for operating costs Funding

North Carolina Community College System BioNetwork Susan Seymour, Director

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R BioNetwork Components  Six Centers providing specialized expertise in different fields to support colleges statewide  Nation’s only Mobile Laboratory delivering biotechnology training to company sites  17 AAS degree programs related to biotechnology

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R BioNetwork Achievements  $9 M awarded in 100 Grants impact 90 NC counties  200 community college science faculty involved  Over 5,700 students and incumbent workers trained  Doubled enrollment in BioWork course (559)  Tripled enrollment in biotechnology-related AAS and Certificate programs (874)  38 industrially targeted courses developed or revamped

North Carolina State University Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC)

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC)  GMP-like pilot-scale manufacturing facility  81,000 gsf  Bioreactors and downstream processing equipment  Aseptic manufacturing facilities  Community College Capstone Center  Open to students from programs statewide  Modular course development underway: pilots running in Fall 2006

North Carolina Central University Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) Construction  52,000 gsf laboratory, classroom, and office building  $2 M in laboratory equipment already acquired Degree programs  Current: Concentration in Biopharmaceutical Science w/in BS Biology/Chemistry  Future: BS and graduate degree programs  Six new faculty developing curriculum in fields supporting new product and process development

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R UNC-System: Other Workforce Education Activities Statewide  New undergraduate degree programs include: Biotechnology (UNC-P, FSU, WSSU) Nutritional Science (NCSU)  Professional Science Master’s in Microbial Biotechnology (NCSU)  …And more on the way  BS in biological sciences—degrees conferred: FY ’02-’ FY ’04-’051598

N O R T H C A R O L I N A B I O T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T E R Outcome: International recognition of North Carolina’s leadership in workforce development Over 1,000 new jobs created in pharmaceutical and bioprocess manufacturing over the last two years Merck ▪ GlaxoSmithKline ▪ Steifel Corneal Science ▪ Biolex ▪ Wyeth Vaccines