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Platinum Sponsor

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE: NYSE), Landlord of Choice to the Life Science Industry®, is the largest owner and preeminent real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused principally on cluster formation through the ownership, operation, management, selective redevelopment, development and acquisition of properties containing office/laboratory space. Alexandria has a stellar eleven-year operating and financial track record as a NYSE-listed company, ranked fourth out of all publicly traded equity REIT’s in total return performance, and had an approximate $5.2 billion total market capitalization as of December 31, 2008. Alexandria provides high-quality environmentally sustainable real estate, technical infrastructure and services to the broad and diverse life science industry. Client tenants include institutional (universities and independent not-for-profit institutions), pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, product, service, and translational entities, as well as government agencies. Alexandria’s operating platform is based on the principle of “clustering,” with assets and operations located in key life science markets.

Host Agency Sponsors

RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our more than 3,800 professionals provide research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 40 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy, and the environment. For more information, visit www.rti.org.

GlaxoSmithKline has a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. This mission gives us the purpose to develop innovative medicines and products that help millions of people around the world. GlaxoSmithKline is one of the few pharmaceutical companies researching both medicines and vaccines for the World Health Organization’s three priority diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and are very proud to have developed some of the leading global medicines in these fields. Headquartered in the UK and with operations based in the US, GlaxoSmithKline is one of the industry leaders, with an estimated seven per cent of the world's pharmaceutical market.

The Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP) is a business-driven, public-private partnership dedicated to keeping the 13-county Research Triangle Region economically competitive through business, government and educational collaboration. RTRP comprises economic development agencies across the region who works with the N.C. Department of Commerce and a wide range of partners to market the 13-county region for inward investment and direct strategic efforts to ensure the region remains economically competitive.

Gold Sponsors

Biogen Idec creates new standards of care in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs. Biogen Idec is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapies. Patients in more than 90 countries benefit from Biogen Idec's significant products that address diseases such as lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The company operates a large scale manufacturing facility and patient services center in RTP.

As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 45,000 people.

Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power companies in the United States. We supply and deliver energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers. We have approximately 35,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, we have more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America. We are also a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., and is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.

ExecutivePulse Inc. provides economic, community and workforce development organizations with database solutions and consultation services for their business retention and expansion (BR&E) programs. As experienced BR&E practitioners, principals Laith Wardi and Del Birch assist clients in North America and Europe in developing, implementing and sustaining systematic business retention programs. The company’s ExecutivePulse™ version 5.0 system is a feature-rich yet affordable CRM platform backed by comprehensive web hosting, technical support and the expertise of people experienced in conducting and sustaining successful, results-oriented business retention programs.

At Raleigh-headquartered First Citizens Bank, we value relationships. Our long-term approach to banking and consistent strategies keep us strong and stable. We take great pride in our five-star superior ranking by an independent bank rating firm. Most of all, we recognize that the stewardship of our customers’ money is a top priority. Founded in 1898, First Citizens operates 342 branches in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Maryland. The bank is a major subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA), which has more than $17 billion in assets. Visit firstcitizens.com or call toll-free 1.888.FC DIRECT (1.888.323.4732). Member FDIC.

IBM's business model is built to support two principal goals: helping our clients succeed in delivering business value by becoming more efficient and competitive through the use of business insight and information technology solutions; and providing long-term value to our shareholders. In support of these objectives, our business model has been developed over time through strategic investments in services and technologies that have the best long-term growth and profitability prospects based on the value they deliver to clients. And inherent in the model is a commitment to employees and the communities in which we operate.

Longistics is a full-service provider of global logistics services, with a long history of technological innovation and superior customer service. We create customized logistics solutions for our clients and customers allowing them to focus on what they do best. We specialize in cold-chain logistical support and problem solving services for a broad range of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of foodstuffs and other high quality, high security products. Longistics, for over 25 years, has built one of the industry’s best records for on-time delivery, cargo integrity, safety and security. Located in World Trade Park, near the Raleigh-Durham airport, with a distribution hub and 24-dispatch center in Memphis, Tennessee, the company provides trucking, warehousing and Foreign Trade Zone management operations in North Carolina and vital links to land, sea and air distribution across the U.S. and around the world. Longistics has also positioned itself as a leader in third-party logistics, with solidly established relationships and a growing presence in China.

NCDS is the nation’s leader in raising money for community and economic development organizations. Since 1977, we have raised over $1.5 billion in over 500 communities, nationwide. Our campaigns for economic development organizations have funded a variety of multi-year strategic initiatives, including public-private partnerships; marketing & new business attraction; industrial parks & buildings; business incubators; and many others. Our success and value is based on a strategic approach, a proven methodology, our team of skilled and experienced professionals, and an emphasis on return-on-investment. Our ability to understand and navigate community dynamics supports our philosophy that “it’s about more than just money.”

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is the world’s first state-funded entity dedicated to developing the biotechnology industry. For 25 years the Center has worked statewide building a firm foundation of research, business, education and policy. The state has invested $1.2 billion this decade in research, worker training and infrastructure. www.ncbiotech.org/billion

Progress Energy, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 21,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve approximately 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor, in recognition of its operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008. Visit the company's Web site at www.progress-energy.com.

Resource Development Group (RDG) was established in 1995 for the sole purpose of providing experienced fund raising counsel specifically for economic development organizations. We have effectively created working partnerships with a variety of Chambers of Commerce, Economic Development Corporations, Community Improvement Corporations and Regional Partnerships to help them successfully attain their programmatic and funding objectives. We have raised funds for operations, marketing and image enhancement, special advertising campaigns, industrial parks and buildings, incentive funds, workforce incubators and many other economic development related activities and programs. RDG specializes in custom-fit funding models and has helped our clients generate close to $500 million for economic development operations and special projects.

Teer Associates is the Triangle's premiere commercial real estate development company. As the oldest and only development company located in Research Triangle Park, Teer Associates has developed more than 3.7 million square feet of laboratory, office, retail and hotel space in and around The Research Triangle Park. In business since 1969 Teer Associates offers services including construction management, development, property management, leasing and brokerage. Delivering exceptional service Teer Associates has worked with some of the largest companies in the Park. Whether it’s a corporate relocation, build to suit, new facility or expansion Teer Associates can handle any real estate need.

Wachovia Corporation is a diversified financial services company that provides a broad range of banking, asset management, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services.

NC Research Parks Network

NC State’s award-winning Centennial Campus sits on 1,334 acres and is home to 66 corporate, governmental and institutional partners. Created in 1984, the campus also holds three top university programs (Engineering, Textiles and Veterinary Medicine), along with more than 75 university research centers, institutes, laboratory and departmental units. The campus also contains a public middle school, residential units, greenway trails, fishing pier and lake, and an 18-hole public championship golf course. Future development includes a 200,000-square foot university library, additional office and lab buildings, and an executive hotel and conference center.

The Charlotte Research Institute is the portal for business-university partnerships at UNC Charlotte. Regionally, CRI accelerates technology commercialization and the growth of entrepreneurial ventures. Globally, CRI develops intellectual capital through collaborations with industry, government and academia. Science and engineering ventures at CRI are driven by the internationally known results of its research centers with particular emphasis on energy & sustainability, life science & biotechnology, and defense & security. The CRI campus covers 102 acres of land and includes 8 buildings of over 600,000 square feet with development of four additional buildings underway.

Gateway University Research Park is a joint research campus developed in collaboration with North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Gateway University Research Park will develop two 75-acre campuses. The South campus will be located on approximately 75 acres of the N.C. A&T State University farm property. The North Campus currently has eight buildings comprising approximately 140,000 square feet of space that will be renovated in support of university research and economic development.

The Piedmont Triad Research Park (PTRP) is a place where innovation lives. Located in Winston-Salem’s downtown business district and centered in the North Carolina Technology Corridor, PTRP expansion plans, led by Wake Forest University Health Sciences, are underway to revitalize its 230 acres over the next 20-30 years. Currently, the PTRP community encompasses six buildings providing over 554,000 sq. ft. of wet lab, office, meeting and residential space. PTRP is home to 42 technology tenants, including Targacept and the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, who collectively employ over 850 university and corporate personnel from around the globe.

Silver Sponsors

Clean Design, Inc. provides creative services (i.e. graphic design, advertising, corporate identity, packaging and interactive) for some of the world’s most recognized brands. This is done by uncovering Brand Truths: insights and ideas that clients can own and their customers will believe, respond to and remember.

O’Brien/Atkins Associates specializes in strategic planning and design for science and technology parks. Results include master plans and custom-designed science and technology facilities for the life sciences and information technology industries. Our multidisciplinary staff assists clients with their capital improvement, site selection, master planning and architectural/engineering design needs. Quality design, proven leadership and actively building a relationship through collaboration with our clients, are the hallmarks of our project approach.

However you define fun, Greater Raleigh has a niche for you. World-class museums, historic sites, best of Broadway shows, award-winning restaurants, nationally recognized symphony, opera and ballet companies, wide-open nightlife, beautiful golf courses and greenways, vibrant festivals and 11 major shopping centers… all in one incredibly lush environment. There’s no limit to the ways you can indulge your sense of play and exploration. We’ve got it all, and that’s why Greater Raleigh is nationally ranked as one of best places to be, period. Let us help make the most of your stay—call or stop by our Visitor Information Center.

Bronze Sponsors

The Charlotte Regional Partnership is a nonprofit, public/private economic development organization founded in 1991 to market and promote the Charlotte region as a highly competitive, growing, and vibrant regional economy with an increasingly attractive quality of life. The region consists of sixteen counties in two states (12 in North Carolina, 4 in South Carolina). The Charlotte Regional Partnership markets the region to site location professionals and business decision-makers as a premier business destination, but also focuses on regional strategic planning to improve the assets of the Charlotte region.

CRB provides consulting, engineering, architectural, construction management and related services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. We can take total responsibility for a project – planning, budgeting, design, construction, and start-up – or we can help with any individual step along the way. CRB has grown to a staff of over 450 with offices in nationwide. Visit our websites: www.crbusa.com; www.crbbuilders.com.

The Greater Oklahoma City Partnership consists of all the entities in Greater Oklahoma City which employ full-time economic development professionals. The partners include cities, counties, utilities, chambers of commerce, state government and more. This 10-county region works together as a Partnership to market Greater Oklahoma City and to provide quality client services to not only increase leads and prospects but also improve conversion ratios of prospects to locates for the region.

OCO Global is a leading authority on Foreign Investment offering a range of FDI services and products including Consultancy, Investor Targeting, Training, Proposition Development, Corporate Location Advice and outsourced Sales and Marketing solutions. OCO has 6 offices across 3 continents and employs over 40 professional staff. Our client base includes leading Economic Development organizations globally as well as Multinational organizations including UKTI, Enterprise Florida, State of Arizona, Invest Hong Kong, Invest in Sweden, Ernst & Young, McAfee Software and KPMg. OCO global is the exclusive reseller of fDi Intelligence products (fDi Markets and fDi Benchmark) in North America.

Whether you’re getting started or growing in leaps and bounds, a Verizon SmartPark enables you to communicate efficiently with your customers and suppliers and coordinate technology with your other locations. Verizon works directly with properties to design a superior network infrastructure that supports the technology of today and what’s coming in the future. Verizon lays an underground fiber-optic network that is monitored and maintained 24/7 – to ensure tenants’ long-term satisfaction and support with the products and services they are looking for. And Verizon pre-wires every suite, so that tenants can have the technology, products, and services they need as soon as possible.

Since 1983 Yonkers Industries has specialized in the building of pharmaceutical and biotech facilities including bulk manufacturing, R & D, pilot plants, labs, sterile fill/finish and oral dosage manufacturing. We are industry specialists that bring an unsurpassed level of knowledge, experience and safety standards to every project, with the integrity it takes to continually put our clients’ needs first and foremost. If you are looking for a full-service partner for your next project, then begin building the future with Yonkers Industries today.