Biotechnologies and Biodefense

GENERAL. North Carolina is home to the worlds most advanced research, development, and production clusters for biotechnology. With more than 60,000 North Carolinians working in the industry, biotechnology is a core component of our state’s economy. North Carolina is home to four (4) of the worlds leading medical schools, 18 university partnered life science laboratories and the BioNetwork of North Carolina Community Colleges there is no better place to operate a biotechnology and life science company.

The North Carolina Military Business Center supports the biotechnology-related industry in our state. The broad impact of biotechnology across all aspects of manufacturing, agriculture, health and defense are limitless. We aim to support this strategic technology cluster with a variety of resources. The NCMBC wants to help grow businesses through opportunities with the military and federal government and to partner with other North Carolina-based advanced technologies. 

NCMBC REFERENCE MATERIALS. 

• NCMBC Getting Started Guide
• Getting Started in Biotechnology & Biodefense
• Future Opportunities Database

OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS.

• SBIR/STTR Opportunities
• Can you beat Ebola? The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for paid Ebola research. To learn more about the opportunity please follow this link.

  https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DTRA/DTRA01/HDTRA1-15-EBOLA-BAA/listing.html

  DARPA Biological Technology Office: The Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for Revolutionary research topics to apply science with new technology for combating some of the worlds most important biological threats.

  https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/DARPA-BAA-15-05/listing.html

  Lung Tissue Research Consortium: The National Institutes of Health is looking for clinical centers to conduct research over a four year period. For more information please review this pre-solicitation and register to “watch” the opportunity.

  https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NHLBI/NHLBI-HR-16-07/listing.html

• SBIR/STTR Training Programs

• Explore the reasons why Biotech is best in North Carolina:

  NCBIOIMPACT

• NC Community College Biotech Research, Development and Workforce Training

• REACHNC. Looking for a University or Higher Education collaboration partner in biotech research? Register on REACHNC to explore partnership opportunities on the most interesting and advanced development projects in America.

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). DTRA is the lead agency for combating biological threats, Nuclear, and chemical warfare for the Department of Defense (DoD). DTRA is an umbrella agency serving the DoD for some of the most serious threats to our service members. Lear more about the advanced research and currently available technology used today.

• The NC Biotechnology Center Resources

  • NC Biotech Library. 

    The NC Biotech Library- Includes a EBSCO Medical Reference Collections, MEDLINE, Scopus Database, Protocols, and other select journals for biomedical professionals. This service is provided exclusively for NC Based companies for a small annual fee.

  • Register your Biotech Company with BATON (Free). 

    From sole proprietors to 1000 person businesses, BATON is a connected community of life science professionals. This service helps in partnering your business with other companies who are interested in working together to develop solutions to  bioscience challenges.