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Biomanufacturing
in North Carolina
Biomanufacturing in N.C.
What is biotechnology?
A collection of technologies that use
living cells and/or biological
molecules to solve problems and make
useful products.
Biomanufacturing in N.C.
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making of these products is
called biomanufacturing or
bioprocessing.
Biomanufacturing in N.C.
A Growing Industry in N.C.
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16 biomanufacturing companies
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More than 30 other companies engaged in
related manufacturing of pharmaceuticals,
diagnostics and medical devices
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Together, they employ more than 20,000
people.
Biomanufacturing in N.C.
Types of products made in N.C. include:
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Vaccines for humans and animals
Biopharmaceuticals
Amino acids
Industrial enzymes
Therapeutics isolated from blood
Custom DNA sequences
Biogen Idec
Produces biopharmaceuticals to treat cancer,
multiple sclerosis and inflammatory diseases.
Its large-scale manufacturing in
Research Triangle Park
is one of the largest
cell culture facilities
in the world.
Ajinomoto
Is a world leader in the
production of amino acids,
the building blocks of
proteins. Like many
bioprocessing facilities, the
Raleigh plant operates
at full capacity
24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Diosynth RTP
Is a world leader in production of
recombinant protein
biopharmaceuticals. Its state-of-the-art
facilities are located in Research
Triangle Park.
AlphaVax
Is developing a new
vaccine technology with
broad applications
against infectious
disease, cancer and
biodefense threats. Its
manufacturing plant is
located in Lenoir.
Novozymes North America
Is located on 1,600 acres
in Franklinton. It is the
largest multi-purpose
enzyme manufacturing
plant in the United States
and employs
approximately
350 people.
Novozymes is the biotech-based world leader in
industrial enzymes and microorganisms.
Embrex
Is an international ag
biotech company that
developed the first in ovo
(in the egg) injection
system. It eliminates the
need for manual
vaccination of newly
hatched broiler chicks.
The manufacturing plant
is located in
Laurinburg.
Wyeth Vaccines
Operates one of the
world’s largest
vaccine facilities in
Sanford. The
vaccines that
eliminated small
pox and polio in the
U.S. came from
Wyeth laboratories.
Greer Labs
Is a leading supplier
of allergy testing
and treatment
materials. Its
manufacturing
facility is located in
Lenoir.
KBI BioPharma
Is a contract
biomanufacturer
in Durham. The
company
produces a
variety of biopharmaceuticals
for other
companies.
MWG Biotech
Offers products and
services for gene
research.
The company
produces custom
DNA sequences.
The facility is
located in
High Point.
Argos Therapeutics
Is developing
therapeutic
vaccines in
Durham, which are
given to treat
(instead of
prevent) diseases
such as cancer
and HIV/AIDS.
Biolex
Produces hard-tomake therapeutic
proteins by growing
them in the aquatic
plant Lemna
(duckweed).
The biomanufacturing
plant is in Pittsboro.
Talecris Biotherapeutics
Isolates a variety of therapeutic proteins
from human blood and plasma in its
Clayton, N.C., facility.
The diseases these proteins treat
include:
● Hemophilia
● Clotting disorders
● Shock ● Burns
● Immune disorders
● Hepatitis ● Tetanus
● Rabies exposure.
Archer Daniels Midland
Is one of the
largest
agricultural
processors in the
world. The plant,
in Southport,
N.C., produces
citric acid.
Corn Products International
Produces
highfructose
corn syrup
and starch
in WinstonSalem.
Merck & Co.
Broke ground on a new
biomanufacturing
facility in 2004. When
completed in 2008,
the Durham facility
will produce vaccines
for chicken pox and
measles-mumpsrubella (MMR).