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The North Carolina Facility for Advanced Biomanufacturing (NCFAB)
BTEC 2.0: Enabling the next generation of biomanufacturing
Since the BTEC facility opened its doors almost two decades ago significant changes have occurred in the biopharmaceutical industry. The industry in North Carolina has experienced unprecedented growth and investment, which has led to increased need for a skilled workforce. New modalities, such as gene and cell therapies, have entered the marketplace, and disruptive changes in biopharmaceutical processing and analytical technologies have been introduced to enhance process efficiency and lower costs. Further, there are fundamentally new areas being created by the advances in big data, predictive analytics, the internet of things, and artificial intelligence. Additionally, the reality of a global biopharmaceutical supply chain means that it is not sufficient to instruct in domestic regulatory sciences alone, but that education in global compliance standards is required as well.
Another important development within the industry in NC is that biomanufacturing needs are rapidly expanding beyond the biopharmaceutical area, including production of industrial enzymes, and precision fermentation of advanced proteins for human food and animal health.
BTEC is in a unique position to evolve and meet the new expectations of the biomanufacturing industry that is undergoing unprecedented growth and investment in NC. BTEC’s plan to meet these challenges is the creation of the North Carolina Facility for Advanced Biomanufacturing (NCFAB). Plans have been designed for the creation of this new facility and the NC State Centennial campus offers a singular environment for the success of this enterprise that will ensure the future viability of one of the most important sources of economic strengths for the state of North Carolina. At its core, the creation of the NCFAB elevates the role of NC State University as a premier center of biomanufacturing training, support, and innovation, principally for North Carolina, but also nationally and internationally.
NCFAB — A Vision for BTEC
This video presents an overview of the NCFAB proposal.
BTEC 2.0: A vision for the future of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, education, training, process development, and research in North Carolina
This white paper provides an executive summary of the NCFAB proposal, including background information, a review of the current biopharmaceutical landscape, objectives, and an implementation plan.
NC Facility for Advanced Biomanufacturing (NCFAB): Enabling the next generation of biomanufacturing – BTEC 2.0
This presentation delivers a high-level review of BTEC's history, industry challenges, and the requirements and benefits of the NCFAB proposal.
Task force for the future of BTEC
Jennifer Pancorbo,
BTEC Director of Industry Programs and Research
Juan Torres,
Sr. Research Scholar, BTEC
Ruben G. Carbonell,
Senior Technology Strategist, NIIMBL; BTEC Distinguished Fellow; Director, William R. Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science
Gary Gilleskie,
Executive Director, BTEC
Bala Rao,
Director of Academic Programs, BTEC
Rodolphe Barrangou,
Distinguished Professor, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences