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Article: Millions pledged for biomanufacturing training initiative.(News From The North Carolina Biotechnology Center)
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- BT Catalyst
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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A $64.5 MILLION COMMITMENT to train biomanufacturing workers could make North Carolina the world's leading site for the production of drugs, vaccines, enzymes and other biopharmaceutical and agricultural products, industry and state leaders say.
The board of directors of the Golden LEAF Foundation of August 8 voted unanimously to commit up to $60 million for a statewide training program for biomanufacturing workers, its largest grant to date. Golden LEAF is a non-profit organization that provides grants for economic development activities using half of the money from the state's tobacco settlement with cigarette manufacturers.
"This action by Golden LEAF ...