BioWork/Process Technician Resources
The following is a collection of resources for our BioWork course participants. To suggest a resource or for more information, send an e-mail to John Balchunas.
North Carolina Biomanufacturing and Related Manufacturing Company Websites
| Company | Products |
| Amino acids for nutritional supplements and intravenous feeding | |
| Interferon, a human protein for the treatment of multiple sclerosis | |
| Traditional Pharmaceuticals | |
| Fujifilm Diosynth | Makes many developmental drugs at pilot scale for clinical trials |
| GlaxoSmithKline | Traditional Pharmaceuticals |
| Greer Laboratories, Inc. | Vaccines, Allergens for allergy tests |
| Vaccines (influenza) | |
| Merck Vaccines – Durham | Vaccines for children and adults for Chicken Pox, Shingles, MMR, Hepatitis A, and Rotavirus |
| Traditional Pharmaceuticals | |
| Vaccines (influenza) | |
| Insulin Pens | |
| Enzymes for use in detergents, textile manufacture, and food processing | |
| Vaccines for children to protect against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, meningitis, and other diseases | |
| Talecris Biotherapeutics | Blood-derived protein therapies |
A more robust list of manufacturing companies conducting chemical, pharmaceutical or biotechnology-based manufacturing can be found on the Center’s company database.
Biomanufacturing Facility Tour
The Boston Globe ran a feature story in partnership with Genzyme several years ago as part of the International BIO conference to provide a detailed tour of a Biomanufacturing facility.
Process Technician-Related Video Resources
There are a number of good video snapshots of process technician-related careers available online:
