1. 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 Lancaster
November, 2010

2. 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

3. 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

4. NC Built A Strong Foundation
for Biotechnology
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 NC Ranked in Top 5 States in US for:
Contract Research Organizations
BioAgriculture Research & Development
Bioprocess Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical Products

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Critical Requirements for Education 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

11. 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

12. 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)

13. 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

14. NC BioImpact Seamless Education
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

15. 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

16. Initiative Results Examples of Companies That 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

17. 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

18. Reflections and Lessons Learned
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

19. 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

20. Reflections and Lessons Learned Continued
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

21. For Further Information Contact
H. Martin Lancaster
Susan Seymour