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Today North Carolina is a state rich in contract research organizations. A total of 155 contract research and testing companies provide close to 25,000 jobs for North Carolinians. Those numbers are growing steadily. Twenty-one of these businesses currently are headquartered here, and more than 4,500 clinical trials are underway in the state.
NCBiotech created the CRO Collaborative close to three years ago. The goal was to help address the needs of the industry by providing a forum for CROs, academic institutions, and clinical sites to work together to improve and expand upon NC’s clinical research workforce , according to Laura Rowley, Ph.D., NCBiotech’s director of Life Science Economic Development. The Collaborative currently includes close to 20 industry and academic partners from around North Carolina.
Editor's note: The N.C. Biotech Center and WRAL TechWire announced recently the launch of the Bio Jobs Hub, a project designed to match workers and employers in