North Carolinas Successful Bioscience Workforce and Economic Development Initiatives: NC BioImpact and NCCCS BioNetwork North Carolina to Northern Ireland.

North Carolina’s Successful Bioscience Workforce and

Economic Development Initiatives:NC BioImpact and NCCCS BioNetwork

North Carolina to Northern Ireland

H. Martin LancasterNovember, 2010

Initiative Background

Workforce Development: Essential Part of NC’s Economic Development Strategies

NC’s Economic Development Approach Always Promoted Ability to Generate a Knowledgeable, Skilled, Productive Workforce

Economic and Workforce Development Over Time Merged into One Collaborative and Strategic Message that Capitalized on the Strengths of Both by Offering:

Broader Portfolio of Incentives More Effective and Efficient Alignment of Education

and Training to Support Industry Competitiveness

Initiative Background

NC Community College Critical Role State Supported Customized Training for New and

Expanding Industry Operated by NC Community Colleges Presented as a Significant NC Industrial Recruitment Incentive for Over Fifty Years for Inward Investment and Expansions of Existing Companies

Key NCCCS Representatives Participated in Economic Recruitment Activities with NC Department of Commerce

International Industry Recruitment Trips Workforce Presentations During Corporate Site Visits to North

Carolina International Trade Shows

1958 Research Triangle Park 1984 Nation’s First Government Sponsored

Biotechnology Center 9 Research Universities with 20+ Years of

Biotechnology Research 3rd largest CC System in US, Nationally

Recognized for Customized Training Well Established Biotechnology Cluster by Early

2000- NC Ranked in Top 5 States in US for: Contract Research Organizations BioAgriculture Research & Development Bioprocess Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Products

NC Built A Strong Foundation for Biotechnology

Biotechnology Opportunities by 2002: Industry Evolving from R&D to

Product Manufacturing More than 370 Biotechnology Drugs and

Vaccines in Clinical Trials in the US Over 1,000 Additional Biopharmaceutical

Drugs in Worldwide Pipeline Existing Manufacturing Sites Saturated North Carolina Positioning to Compete as

Prime Location for New Production Facilities, Investment and 21st Century Knowledge-Based Jobs

NC Bioscience Industry Needs Triggered Initiative Selection

Specific (Demand-Driven) Needs– New Product Lines/Processes– Additional Well-trained Workers– Upgraded Incumbent-worker Training

NC Partnership/Leadership Organizations Responded to Support Industry Growth– Biotechnology and Life Science Industry– NC Community College System and CCs – UNC System and Universities (NCSU & NCCU)– NC Department of Commerce – NC Biotechnology Center– Golden LEAF– NC Governor and NC Legislature

Bioscience Industry Growth

Needs for Expansion/Investment Recruitment of New Companies Expansion of Existing Companies Ongoing NC Company Workforce Needs

Response Strategy Comprehensive, Statewide, Collaborative,

Demand-Driven, Seamless Education Bioscience Workforce Development Initiative

2003 NC Biotechnology Research Study and the NCCCS Strategic Plan

Provided a Clear Picture of the Industry Composition, Location and Plans for Expansion

Indicated Workforce Needs at the Various Levels of Education/Training

Proposed Strategies for Workforce Development to Position the state to Become the Location of Choice for Business Development and Innovation

Provided Basis for Workforce Development Resource Requests

The Need NC BioImpact in 2003 Pipeline of Biotech Graduates Insufficient

for Industry Needs Access to Most Biotech Programs in

Research Triangle and Triad Areas Community Colleges Needed Equipment

Funding for Hands-on Worker Training Workers Needed Soft Skills and GMP

Training Public Unaware of Biotech Training and

Employment

Critical Requirements forEducation and Training

Scientist and Engineers Research /Development For Industry Operations and Innovation

Production Workers 67% Require less than a Baccalaureate Degree and Appropriately

Trained at the Community College Level

New Entrants to the Workforce

Upgraded Skills Incumbent and Workers Made Redundant

Essential Concepts of the Model

Collaboration with Industry, Education, and Government

Seamless Education and Training

Workforce Development as an Economic Development Catalyst

Recruitment, Retention, and Growth of Biotechnology Business Across NC

NC Implementation and Timeline Selection of Targeted Sector/Cluster

Extremely Important

Implementation Did Not Happen Overnight

Divided into Three Phases Study and Planning (6 Months to 1 Year) Startup (24 Months) Enhancement and Scale up (Ongoing)

NC BioImpact Model

Community Colleges – BioNetwork -Statewide Biotechnology Initiative Networking local Community Colleges

NC State University – BTEC -Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center- Pilot Plant

NC Central University – BRITE -Biomanufacturing Research Institute & Technology Enterprise

Biotechnology Career Pathways, STEM

K-12 Teacher Training, Career Fairs, Supported K-12 Curriculum Development

Community Colleges

Articulation Agreements Between Community colleges 1+1 Universities and Community Colleges 2+2

University Undergraduate/Graduate Programs

NC BioImpact Seamless Education

Additional Model Components

Industry Advisory Boards and Panels Statewide Centers Curriculum Programs Grant Award Review

Economic and Workforce Development Partnerships NCBC, CED, ISPE, BIO, Universities, K12,

NC Department of Commerce, State, Regional and Local Economic Developers

New and Expanding Company Recruitment

Initiative Results

Examples of CompaniesThat Selected NC

– GlaxoSmithKline - $92 Million Expansion, 200 jobs

– Merck & Co. - $300 Million Plant, 200 Jobs

– Stiefel Research Institute - $50 million, 200 Jobs

– Talecris - $127 Million Expansion, 150 Jobs

– Novo Nordisk - $100 Million Expansion 80 Jobs

– Novartis - $600 Million Plant , 400 new Jobs

Snapshot of NC Bioscience Industry Before and

After BioImpact & BioNetwork Initiatives

2003– 227 Bioscience Companies in NC

– Industry Employed 34,500

2009

– 523 Bioscience Companies in NC

– Industry Employed over 56,000

Identification of the Potential Growth Cluster, Workforce Study and the NCCCS Strategic Plan critical to the Design, Development and Implementation of NC’s Successful Biotechnology and Life Science Workforce Initiatives

NCCCS BioNetwork Planned as the Foundation of NC’s Long-term Strategy to Grow Biotechnology and Life Science Business and Jobs Across the State

The Seamless Education Approach Essential

Industry Input and Leadership Critical

Reflections and Lessons Learned

Educational Partners Important for Economic Recruitment

Community Colleges Critical Economic Development Catalyst Because Training of Less Mobile Workforce

NCCCS Workforce Development Experience and Strong Industry Relationships Benefit to Initiative

Highly-committed Partners and Effective Leadership Critical to Initiative Success and Ongoing Initiative Funding

Reflections and Lessons Learned

Initiative Helps Attract, Expand, and Retain NC Biotechnology Business

Reacts Swiftly to Local Labor Market Demands by Deploying Expertise, Curricula, and Equipment

Provide NC Companies with a Global Advantage

Lessons Learned Helped Further NC Aerospace Industry Workforce Strategies

Reflections and Lessons LearnedContinued

H. Martin Lancaster [email protected]

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Susan [email protected]

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