In November 2000, the state founded the North Carolina Genomics and Bioinformatics Consortium. Through the consortium, participating universities, companies, service organizations, foundations, and nonprofit public interest organizations can share information and resources, as well as negotiate deals collectively. The consortium has also spearheaded the drive for ultra-high-speed networking and shared supercomputing resources for the area’s bioinformatics work.
North Carolina Genomics and Bioinformatics Consortium
Research and Development Advisory Committee
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Administration/Coordination
Consortium Board
All Member Groups Represented
MEMBER GROUPS
Industry
Member
A.M. Pappas & Associates
Arsenal Digital Solutions
Aventis CropScience
Becton, Dickinson &
Company
Biogen
CaroTech
Cogent Neuroscience
DNA Sciences Laboratories
EMC Corporation
Flad & Associates
The Freelon Group
GlaxoSmithKline
iBiomatics
IBM
Incellico
Inceutica
LabCorp of America
Lines Technologies
MWG Biotech
NBBJ North Carolina
Nonlinear USA
O’Brien/Atkins Associates
Paradigm Genetics
PPD
Quintiles
RCH Products
Ribonomics
RMF Engineering
Saffron Technology
SAS Institute
Silicon Graphics
Sun Microsystems
Syngenta
VennWorks
Xanthon
Academic institutions
university
Duke University
East Carolina University
NC A&T State University
NC Central University
NC Community College System
NC State University
UNC¯Chapel Hill
UNC¯Charlotte
UNC¯Greensboro
UNC¯Wilmington
Wake Forest University
Western Carolina University
Winston-Salem State University
service & support
Sector member
Service
Center for the Public Domain
Genome Consortium for Active Teaching
MCNC¯NC Supercomputing Center
NC Association for Biomedical Research
North Carolina Biosciences Organization
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein
Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina
Research Triangle Institute
Small Business & Technology
Development Center
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Support
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
CIIT Centers for Health Research
National Humanities Center
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of Statistical Sciences
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
U.S. EPA National Health and
Environmental Effects Research Laboratory