Transcript North Carolina`s Successful Bioscience Workforce and Economic

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
Initiative Background
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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:
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Broader Portfolio of Incentives
More Effective and Efficient Alignment of Education
and Training to Support Industry Competitiveness
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
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International Industry Recruitment Trips
Workforce Presentations During Corporate Site Visits
to North Carolina
International Trade Shows
NC Built A Strong Foundation
for Biotechnology
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1958 Research Triangle Park
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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
2000- NC Ranked in Top 5 States in US for:
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Contract Research Organizations
BioAgriculture Research & Development
Bioprocess Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical Products
Biotechnology Opportunities by 2002:
Industry Evolving from R&D to
Product Manufacturing
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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
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
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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
Bioscience Industry Growth
Needs for Expansion/Investment
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Recruitment of New Companies
Expansion of Existing Companies
Ongoing NC Company Workforce Needs
Response Strategy
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Comprehensive, Statewide, Collaborative,
Demand-Driven, Seamless Education
Bioscience Workforce Development
Initiative
2003 NC Biotechnology Research
Study and the NCCCS Strategic Plan
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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
The Need NC BioImpact in 2003
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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
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
Essential Concepts of the Model
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Collaboration with Industry, Education,
and Government
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Seamless Education and Training
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Workforce Development as an
Economic Development Catalyst
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Recruitment, Retention, and Growth of
Biotechnology Business Across NC
NC Implementation and Timeline
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Selection of Targeted Sector/Cluster
Extremely Important
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Implementation Did Not Happen
Overnight
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Divided into Three Phases
 Study and Planning (6 Months to 1
Year)
 Startup (24 Months)
 Enhancement and Scale up (Ongoing)
NC BioImpact Model
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Community Colleges – BioNetwork
-Statewide Biotechnology Initiative
Networking local Community Colleges
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NC State University – BTEC
-Biomanufacturing Training and
Education Center- Pilot Plant
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NC Central University – BRITE
-Biomanufacturing Research Institute &
Technology Enterprise
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
Additional Model Components
Industry Advisory Boards and Panels
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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
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
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
Reflections and Lessons Learned
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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
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NCCCS BioNetwork Planned as the Foundation
of NC’s Long-term Strategy to Grow
Biotechnology and Life Science Business and
Jobs Across the State
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The Seamless Education Approach Essential
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Industry Input and Leadership Critical
Reflections and Lessons Learned
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Educational Partners Important for Economic
Recruitment
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Community Colleges Critical Economic
Development Catalyst Because Training of Less
Mobile Workforce
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NCCCS Workforce Development Experience
and Strong Industry Relationships Benefit to
Initiative
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Highly-committed Partners and Effective
Leadership Critical to Initiative Success and
Ongoing Initiative Funding
Reflections and Lessons Learned
Continued
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Initiative Helps Attract, Expand, and Retain NC
Biotechnology Business
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Reacts Swiftly to Local Labor Market Demands
by Deploying Expertise, Curricula, and
Equipment
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Provide NC Companies with a Global Advantage
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Lessons Learned Helped Further NC Aerospace
Industry Workforce Strategies
For Further Information Contact
H. Martin Lancaster
[email protected]
919-821-6747
Susan Seymour
[email protected]
919-554-4878