mr. tindall, five minutes is your time. >> good afternoon. thank you for the invitation to share my experience that you're hearing today. my answer, can american -- let me explain. my organization, the north -- for a state funded non-profit to create an -- recretement and growth resulting in bio tech jobs. critical to the industry, these factories make some of our most advanced therapies. processed technicians may have associates or bachelors degrees. and virtually all these facilities employ from certificate to ph.d. these are great jobs. salaries begin around 30,000 for a high school graduate with s

mr. tindall, five minutes is your time. >> good afternoon. thank you for the invitation to share my experience that you're hearing today. my answer, can american -- let me explain. my organization, the north -- for a state funded non-profit to create an -- recretement and growth resulting in bio tech jobs. critical to the industry, these factories make some of our most advanced therapies. processed technicians may have associates or bachelors degrees. and virtually all these facilities employ from certificate to ph.d. these are great jobs. salaries begin around 30,000 for a high school graduate with some additional training. the average salary is more than $75,000 so how did north carolina create these jobs? as biotechnology was being developed around 40 years ago, north carolina's economy revolved around tobacco and furniture. in 1994, the center was created to support research, business and eblg kags across the state. north carolina has taken a consistent and system attic approach to biotech creation. we fund researchers, we help spin ideas

mr. tindall, five minutes is >> good afternoon. thank you for the invitation to share my experience that you're hearing today. your time. my answer, can american -- let me explain. my organization was mentioned in congressman butterfield's opening remarks. we're a state funded non-profit to recruitment and growth resulting in bio tech jobs. critical to the industry, these factories make some of our most advanced therapies and handling is specialized. processed technicians may have associates or bachelors degrees. engineers develop new processes and maintain the plants in virtually all employer individuals with varying levels. these are great jobs. salaries begin around 30,000 for a high school graduate with some additional training. and go on to top six figures. the average salary is more than $75,0 $75,000. as biotechnology was being developed around 40 years ago, north carolina's economy revolved around tobacco and furniture. industries in decline. in 1984, north carolina biotechnology center was created to support business and e

mr. tindall, five minutes is your time. >> good afternoon, madam chairman, members of the committee.thank you for the invitation to share my experience at your hearing today. my answer to your question, can american manufacturing thrive again, is a strong, yes. let me explain. my organization, the north carolina biotechnology center, was mentioned in congressman butterfield's opening remarks. we're a state-funded nonprofit that works to create an environment conducive to innovation, recruitment and growth resulting in biotech jobs. critical to the industry is biomanufacturing. these factories make some of our most advanced therapies, and the handling is specialized. process technicians may have associates or bachelor's degrees, engineers maintain the plants and virtually all of these facilities employ individuals with varying education levels from certificate to ph.d.. these are great jobs. salaries begin around $30,000 for a high school graduate with some additional training and go on to top six figures. the average salary for all biotech jobs in north carolina is more than $75,000,

mr. tindall. i believe that people who are most hardest hit by the economic downturn are women in the workforce. i have met a bunch of women who are now in manufactured and they are optimistic and i an extent you've done a study of women in manufacturing and wonder if you could share some thoughts about women and manufacturing. >> women and re manufacturing represent a huge talent source. american manufacturers are pursuing the best talent in the world and they are pressed to fill their management ranks and job openings with outstanding talent. ,oday's education system counseling approaches often result in women not pursuing careers in science technology, math, engineering degrees, a technical degrees that are necessary, and often opt out of a potential career in manufacturing much early in their lives than would be necessary. results and manufacturers not getting access to the talented workforce. more can be done to encourage women in our primary and secondary schools and our universities to purs