Bringing Your Ag Biotech Business to North Carolina
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Carole Saravitz, Ph.D., Director of Phytotron Courtesy of NC State University |
With a history rich in family farming, our state offers many opportunities for your company's operations.
Workforce Training
- A highly trained workforce
- An award-winning 58-campus statewide community college system
Research
- Two land-grant universities, NC State University and NC A&T University both have an active ag research community.
- Wide-ranging research and field trials at 18 research stations statewide
- Major R&D in nutrition, natural products and nutraceuticals
Work Space
- Vibrant tissue culture and micropropagation facilities
- NC Alexandria Ag-Tech Center: a state-of-the-art flexible multi-tenant greenhouse and headhouse facilities
- Available wet lab facilities for research laboratory space across the state
Business Climate
- Low costs of living and of doing business
- A Biofuels Center committed to developing new non-food ag opportunities
- A supportive business environment
- A centralized East Coast location
- A temperate, diverse climate
- Excellent quality-of-life amenities
- Crops and Innovations are critical to ag biotech
