carolina biotechnology center is a private non profit organization located in research triangle park north carolina united states . founded in 1984 by the north carolina general assembly it was the first state sponsored biotechnology initiative in the united states merging the interests of the academic private and public sectors . 1 the north carolina biotechnology center s mission is to provide long term economic and societal benefits to north carolina through support of biotechnology research business education and strategic policy . it receives nearly all of its funding from the north carolina general assembly . since 1984 the north carolina biotechnology center has invested more than 187 million in state monies to develop biotechnology statewide . it is not a site for laboratory research or company incubation but it works to strengthen the research capabilities of north carolina s companies and universities . contents 1 locations 2 goals 3 history 4 references 5 external links locations edit the permanent headquarters of the north carolina biotechnology center in research triangle park is a hub for work learning and interaction . the buildings encompass 67 000 square feet 6 200 m2 and is divided into three main parts a program management center housing about 70 staff members ; a full service biotechnology library open to the public ; and the hamner conference center . in addition to its research triangle park headquarters the center has five regional offices across the state eastern north carolina greenville greater charlotte charlotte piedmont triad winston salem southeastern north carolina wilmington western north carolina asheville goals edit the north carolina biotechnology center works toward six goals strengthen north carolina s academic and industrial biotechnology research capabilities . foster north carolina s biotechnology industrial development . work with business government and academia to move biotechnology from research to commercialization in north carolina . inform north carolinians about the science applications benefits and issues of biotechnology . enhance the teaching and workforce training capabilities of north carolina s educational institutions . establish north carolina as a preeminent international location for the biotechnology industry . history edit in 1981 the north carolina biotechnology center was created by the north carolina general assembly . 2 at that time the state s general assembly appointed a legislative study commission to determine how north carolina could ensure long term economic benefits from biotechnology . a yearlong study by the commission concluded that north carolina needed a private non profit organization dedicated exclusively to biotechnology development . following that recommendation state legislatures established the north carolina biotechnology center in october 1984 as the world s first government sponsored biotechnology center . the first president of the n.c. biotechnology center was leon golberg previously head of the chemical industry institute of toxicology in rtp . 3 references edit north carolina governor s office press release hunt announces establishment of biotechnology center as independent corporation december 12 1984 . link albery n. from seed to harvest the growth of the research triangle park . research triangle park research triangle foundation of america . 2002 99 102 . basinger randy . biotechnology new science growing in the park . north carolina beacon 13 jan. 1994 7 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title north carolina biotechnology center & oldid 709073936 categories organizations based in north carolinaresearch institutes in the united stateshidden categories north carolina articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 march 2016 at 00 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view