Greensboro Economic
Development Alliance
342 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

Office: (336) 387-8302
Toll-free: (888) 693-6939
Fax: (336) 510-0295

greensboroeda@greensboro.org

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Life Sciences Education & Workforce

Education and innovation are the building blocks for a growing life sciences sector.  The four major medical centers in the region employ over 30,000 people, including the Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro. As a result, we are perfectly positioned to provide skilled employees and the latest in research support.  


With over 55,000 students from 11 colleges and universities in the area, Greensboro has a young, well-educated workforce for the future. Among these schools are North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro – two major research universities, designated as “High Research Activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
  • North Carolina A&T State University is combining historic strengths in engineering and agriculture with pioneering technology in the biosciences.  Major research and academic areas include Bio-Pharmaceuticals & Neutriceuticals, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Bioremediation/Phytoremediation, Food Safety as well as Bioenergy, Biomedicine, Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation, and Animal Biotechnology. 
  • The University of North Carolina at Greensboro offers programs ranging from nutrition and public health to chemistry and biochemistry.  Research centers include the Center for Drug Design, the Center for Geographic Information Science and Health, and the Biotechnology, Genomics and Health Research Center. 
  • Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) provides customized, industry-specific workforce training programs to help companies achieve a world-class workforce.  Innovative biotechnology training is offered through Biowork, a 128-hour course, and BioNetwork, a statewide initiative that provides specialized training, curricula and equipment to develop a highly skilled biotechnology workforce.
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine and The North Carolina Baptist Hospital Inc., together form Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The school of medicine is one of 125 accredited U.S. medical schools with almost 3,000 students.