Biomanufacturing in North Carolina. Biomanufacturing in N.C. What is biotechnology? A collection of...
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Biomanufacturingin North Carolina
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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.
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Biomanufacturing in N.C.
The making of these products is called biomanufacturing or bioprocessing.
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Biomanufacturing in N.C.A Growing Industry in N.C.
16 biomanufacturing companies
More than 30 other companies engaged in related manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical devices
Together, they employ more than 20,000 people.
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Biomanufacturing in N.C.
Types of products made in N.C. include:
Vaccines for humans and animals Biopharmaceuticals Amino acids Industrial enzymes Therapeutics isolated from blood Custom DNA sequences
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Biogen Idec Produces biopharmaceuticals to treat cancer,
multiple sclerosis and inflammatory diseases. Its large-scale manufacturing in
Research Triangle Parkis one of the largest cell culture facilities
in the world.
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AjinomotoIs 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.
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Is a world leader in production of recombinant protein
biopharmaceuticals. Its state-of-the-art facilities are located in Research
Triangle Park.
Diosynth RTP
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AlphaVax Is developing a new
vaccine technology with broad applications against infectious
disease, cancer and biodefense threats. Its manufacturing plant is
located in Lenoir.
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Novozymes North AmericaIs 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.
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EmbrexIs 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.
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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.
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Greer LabsIs a leading supplier
of allergy testing and treatment materials. Its
manufacturing facility is located in
Lenoir.
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KBI BioPharmaIs a contract
biomanufacturer in Durham. The
company produces a
variety of bio-pharmaceuticals
for other companies.
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MWG Biotech
Offers products and services for gene
research. The company
produces custom DNA sequences.
The facility is located in
High Point.
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Argos TherapeuticsIs developing therapeutic vaccines in Durham, which are given to treat (instead of prevent) diseases such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.
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BiolexProduces hard-to-make therapeutic
proteins by growing them in the aquatic
plant Lemna (duckweed).
The biomanufacturing plant is in Pittsboro.
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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.
Talecris Biotherapeutics
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Archer Daniels Midland
Is one of the largest agricultural processors in the world. The plant, in Southport, N.C., produces citric acid.
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Corn Products International
Produces high-
fructose corn syrup and starch
in Winston-Salem.
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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-mumps-rubella (MMR).