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- Mid-Atlantic location, halfway between Boston and Miami
- Available buildings and sites suitable for biomanufacturing
- Excess water and sewer capacity in several communities
- Critical mass of bio-tech companies and a robust supply chain
- Array of 3PLs and trucking companies
- Extensive 4-lane highway network which connects to freeways
- Reliable power and natural gas at competitive rates
- Recent labor study confirmed availability of qualified workers, familiar with cGMP, to support additional 400-employee biomanufacturing facility
- A regional articulated life sciences ladder, developed with guidelines from the life sciences community is in place including: Associate Degrees; BS programs in Biology, Biochemistry, Bioprocess Engineering and Industrial Technology, a MS in Biotechnology and a PhD in Microbiology
Eastern NC is home to internationally recognized biotech organizations, medical device makers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as leading academic institutions, medical schools, and healthcare facilities.
The academic heart of the region is East Carolina University, a Doctoral II research facility and its allied schools of medicine and nursing, the university's cardiovascular center is a world leader in the development of minimally invasive robotic heart surgery. Linking the university and K-12 institutions is the nationally recognized North Carolina Community College System which offers specialized training programs in healthcare, biopharma manufacturing, bio processing, and many other areas key to the life sciences.
In addition, less than an hour to the west is Research Triangle Park - the nation's largest research park - and the resources of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and Duke University.
| Aylward | Pharmaceutical Machinery (Manufacturers) |
| Fresenius Kabi | Physicians & Surgeons Equipment & Supplies - Manufacturers |
| Patheon, A Thermo-Fisher Scientific Co. | Pharmaceutical Products - Wholesale |
| Fuji Silysia Chemical USA | Chemicals - Retail |
| Hospira, a Pfizer Company | Laboratories - Medical |
| Merck | Drugs - Manufacturers |
| Mayne Pharma | Laboratories - Testing |
| RTI Surgical | Surgical Instruments - Manufacturers |
| Sandoz (Novartis) | Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories |
| West Pharmaceutical Services | Pharmaceutical Products - Wholesale |
| Description | Eastern NC | NC | USA | |
| Low | High | Avg. | Avg. | |
| Chemical Engineers (17-2041) | $46.99 | $46.99 | $46.99 | $49.80 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (19-0000) | $16.99 | $34.96 | $32.58 | $35.06 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists (19-1021) | $41.91 | $41.91 | $42.62 | $45.36 |
| Microbiologists (19-1022) | $32.69 | $32.69 | $32.50 | $36.95 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other (19-1029) | $27.42 | $39.69 | $35.90 | $37.42 |
| Chemists (19-2031) | $21.72 | $38.62 | $35.12 | $38.86 |
| Biological Technicians (19-4021) | $14.63 | $19.27 | $20.44 | $22.18 |
| Chemical Technicians (19-4031) | $17.66 | $24.95 | $22.19 | $23.93 |
| Social Science Research Assistants (19-4061) | $22.62 | $22.62 | $23.09 | $22.51 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, Other (19-4099) | $16.37 | $22.37 | $21.48 | $23.69 |
| Description | Total Employment |
| Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing (3254) | 5,990 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (5419) | 4,040 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg (3391) | 1,740 |
| Chemical Engineers | 90 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 80 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 60 |
| Life, Physical & Social Science Technicians, Other | 50 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 40 |