Members of Team Honeycutt toured the constructions sites at the North Carolina Research Campus on Wednesday, July 16th.

The North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC), located in Kannapolis, NC, is soon to be a reality. Mr. David H. Murdock is the founder and visionary behind NCRC. Murdock’s ownership of Dole Foods Company, Inc. has shown his long-standing commitment to health and welfare of people worldwide. His vision for NCRC is for it to become the world’s epicenter of nutrition and disease research. He wants to create a world-class research hub to provide a place where discoveries in nutrition, health and biotechnology will take place through collaborative science.

Murdock has invested $1.5 billion in the 350-acre campus that will house the most state-of-the-art laboratory space in the nation. The NCRC is expected to become home to more than 100 biotechnology companies. Partnerships with major universities including UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina State University and Duke University have been formed in order to advance groundbreaking research focused on health and nutrition. With access to university research, cutting edge equipment, and an abundance of laboratory and office space, the campus offers convenience and efficiency.

The NCRC provides the ideal setting for growth and success. With the availability of equipment needed for several disciplines including genomics, proteomics, clinical discovery, histochemistry, cell culture and transgenics, the NCRC has access to top research facilities and talent. The campus is also open to a wide selection of commercial real estate choices.

The David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) is scheduled to open in mid-2008. DHMRI was established to support groundbreaking research at the NCRC. It is housed within the 311,000-square-foot David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building located on the campus. It will also house the most sophisticated equipment available, and anticipates the university research institutes and private companies that are located on the campus will have access to these facilities. The opening of the DHMRI, as well as the Center for Agricultural Genetics that is also scheduled to open mid-2008 will begin to realize Murdock’s vision for the NCRC.