Biogen Pledges $250,000 Donation to Durham Technical Community College to Mark 30th Year Anniversary in Research Triangle Park

• New donation to support new Life Sciences Center and strengthen BioWork program to increase North Carolina's talent pipeline in life science and biopharma manufacturing roles.
• Biogen also recently announced a manufacturing investment in its Research Triangle Park operations.
• Biogen is North Carolina's largest biotechnology employer with more than 1,500 employees and 400 skilled contractors across its Wake County and Durham County campuses.

Research Triangle Park, N.C. - October 9, 2025 - Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) is commemorating 30 years of manufacturing investment, innovation, workforce development and community partnership in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park (RTP). Today the company is celebrating its anniversary with a donation to expand its collaboration with Durham Technical Community College to train the next generation of life sciences workers. Earlier this summer, Biogen also announced a new investment of $2 billion in its RTP manufacturing facilities, including capabilities, infrastructure, and continued modernization of manufacturing technologies and controls.

"North Carolina is a global leader in life sciences, and Biogen has been at the heart of that story for three decades," said Josh Stein, Governor of North Carolina. "This new $2 billion investment means more innovation, more good-paying jobs, better health, and a stronger economy."

Today's pledge of $250,000 from Biogen and the Biogen Foundation to Durham Tech's new Life Sciences Center will fund a lab hall anchored by the BioWork Lab. The lab enables learners to earn manufacturing certification and transition directly into careers in biopharma manufacturing. In 2024, the company began offering Durham Tech's BioWork program in the Biogen CoLab. To date, approximately 50% of BioWork graduates from the CoLab partnership have been hired to work at Biogen. Biogen and Durham Tech aim to expand the current capacity of the program, with the goal to increase the number of graduates who are ready to step into critical manufacturing roles at Biogen and across the region. This partnership is part of a broader effort by Biogen to support local universities and industry consortiums in RTP to strengthen the life science talent pipeline.

"As the largest biotechnology employer in the state, we recognize how important it is to invest in the next generation of manufacturing and technical operations talent," said Nicole Murphy, Head of Pharmaceutical Operations and Technology. "Our highly skilled workforce has been the backbone of our exceptional operational success over the last three decades and we know firsthand how critical a strong talent pipeline is to ensure continued safe and reliable manufacturing of life-changing medicines for patients around the world. Through strong partnerships with North Carolina institutions and immersive experiences in our CoLab, we aim to open doors for students to thrive and drive the next wave of scientific breakthroughs."

North Carolina is seeing workforce demand in the life sciences accelerate. The state employs more than 32,000 people in biopharma manufacturing and is predicted to grow by 8,000 or more by the end of 2026, according to industry estimates¹. The investment in the new Life Sciences Center reflects Biogen's continued commitment to supporting the region's workforce and strengthening partnerships that help prepare local talent for careers in biotechnology.

"We can think of no better way to commemorate our decades of educational partnership in the Research Triangle Park community than with this important investment in our students," said J.B. Buxton, President of Durham Technical Community College. "Biogen has long been a vital part of the RTP innovation footprint, advancing the development and manufacturing of potentially life-saving therapies. This investment ensures that students here in our community have the skills and opportunities to step into these critical roles and keep RTP at the forefront of biomanufacturing in the U.S. and around the globe."

As one of the first biomanufacturing facilities in the state, Biogen has contributed to RTP's evolution into a global hub for life sciences. In July, the company announced plans to invest $2 billion in multiple factories and modalities across the company's two campuses in RTP. The company also expects its eighth facility in RTP to be running by the end of the year.

Biogen's RTP facilities produce complex, high-quality medicines for the U.S. and rest of the world, and have delivered more than 60 unique products across various factories to support both clinical and commercial portfolio patient needs. Biogen currently employs more than 1,500 employees and more than 400 skilled contractors in North Carolina.

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References:

1. North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 2023, Window on the Workplace 2023: Workforce Training Needs for North Carolina's Biopharma Manufacturing Industry. Available at: WoW Report 2023 (22-145_LSED) SINGLE PAGE FINAL.pdf

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