Regions

The Eastern Office taps into research at East Carolina University as well as deep agriculture, manufacturing, marine and education resources. The region boasts research and development in agricultural biotechnology, biomanufacturing and processing, and marine biotechnology, in addition to various networking opportunities.

The Greater Charlotte office brings an international flavor to its intellectual capital in technology and nutrition. These diverse strengths yield leadership in bioinformatics, genomics, medical devices, health and nutrition. With easy access to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, many international firms find the Queen City a natural fit for their U.S. expansions.

The Southeastern Region is home to an impressive clinical research industry cluster, strong assets for marine biotechnology commercialization, and significant industrial biotechnology opportunities, such as energy/fuel, derived from biomass production and from waste streams of industrial, agricultural, marine, and municipal processes. The Southeastern Office leads economic development efforts to strengthen and grow these biotech subsectors throughout the region.

Community leaders engaged with us to grow this region’s broad-based cluster of biotech companies. The Piedmont Triad contributes advancements in nanobiotechnology, regenerative medicine, agricultural biotech, biopharmaceuticals and medical devices. The Center’s office here is located in one of the region’s two developing research parks.

Asheville, surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, is known for tourism, but the Western region also thrives in entrepreneurship, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and fermentation technologies. With the recent formations of the Dogwood Health Trust and the Pisgah Venture Capital Fund, future investments in healthcare innovations will transform the region.