The Making of a The Making of a Biotechnology Workforce Biotechnology Workforce in the Piedmont Triad in the Piedmont Triad Region & Forsyth County, Region & Forsyth County, NC NC Russ H. Read Russ H. Read Executive Director Executive Director National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce Forsyth Tech Forsyth Tech Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC October 24, 2005 October 24, 2005
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The Making of a Biotechnology The Making of a Biotechnology Workforce in the Piedmont Triad Workforce in the Piedmont Triad
Region & Forsyth County, NCRegion & Forsyth County, NC
Russ H. ReadRuss H. ReadExecutive DirectorExecutive Director
National Center for the Biotechnology WorkforceNational Center for the Biotechnology WorkforceForsyth TechForsyth Tech
Long & Short-Term SolutionsLong & Short-Term Solutions• Community Colleges Hold the Key
Demand-Driven ProcessDemand-Driven Process
opportunity
implementation
results
sustainability
needs
Diverse Training NeedsDiverse Training Needs• Similar type of Biotech job
positions exist across the country
• There are emerging biotechnology specializations
• Examples: research & research & development, development, bioprocessing/biomanufacturbioprocessing/biomanufacturing and bioinformaticsing and bioinformatics
• Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center-3,800 Medical research and education• Laboratory Corp Of America- 3,200-Clinical and anatomical laboratory services• Spectrum Laboratory Network- 1,000-Laboratory services for physicians offices and hospitals• Procter and Gamble Co. -765-Manufactures consumer products• Syngenta Crop Protection -740-Agricultural biotechnology• Banner Pharmacaps -566-Manufactures soft-gel capsules and caplets• Carolina Biological Supply Company 530- world-class support for science & math• Arrow International Inc. 500-Manufactures heart catheters • ConvaTec 325- Manufactures ostomy care, skin care and advanced wound care products• Ventlab Corp. 300-designs and manufactures critical care and emergency medical devices• Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. 260-manufactures medical and surgical equipment • Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. 256-Produces specialty chemicals• Shionogi Qualicaps, Inc. 180-Manufactures empty two-piece capsules and encapsulation
equipment• TriPath Imaging Inc- 160-Diagnostics; cervical cancer screening• Novartis Animal Health US Inc. 150-develops and manufactures veterinary pharmaceuticals• Physicians Laboratories -130-Makes Revival Soy-based products• Targacept – 90- drug discovery and development• Transtech Pharma- 80- drug discovery and development
13,000 jobs- Critical People Mass & Bio-Cluster Formation13,000 jobs- Critical People Mass & Bio-Cluster Formation
– PTRP – a 200-acre research park (planning to be one of largest urban research parks in U.S.)
– NC Biotech Center’s Triad office – the Center’s first satellite office
– WFU School of Medicine - #32 nationally in NIH funding; Dept. of Public Health Sciences ranked #1
– Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center – #1 in licensing revenue among NC’s universities; $170 million in research grants and awards (FY 2004)
– Globally recognized Institute of Regenerative Medicine
• US DOL Employment and Training US DOL Employment and Training Administration $5M grantAdministration $5M grant– to enhance capacity for biotechnology training by region;– to develop, implement, and disseminate curricula;– to define technician skill standards for biotechnology
sectors;– make resources of curriculum available throughout the
country.
For information please visit the following web sites:For information please visit the following web sites:www.workforce3one.org
www.biotechworkforce.org
Please visit a DOL/ ETA webinar on the Biotechnology Workforce originally broadcast 9/14/05 by