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RTF On the Move
HEADQUARTERS Research Triangle Foundation
RELOCATING – stewards of the land and amenities in Research Triangle Park – is
TO FRONTIER relocating its headquarters from
RTP CAMPUS 12 Davis Drive to the Frontier RTP campus. The move unites the team in one central location at 700 Park
Offices Drive. The new space is being designed by O’Brien Atkins Associates, and will include energetic meeting spaces that will allow RTF to continue in its role as a convener of its companies, universities and partners at the center of the Triangle. The move is also expected to enable RTF to maintain closer contact with its tenants and partners, placing it adjacent to both the Hub RTP development project and the recently-opened
Boxyard RTP. “As development at Hub continues, it has become clear that our team needs to be closer to the action,” saidScott
Levitan, President and CEO of RTF. “Additionally, as we seek ways to more intentionally engage with RTP companies and our partners, it makes sense for our offices to be in this accessible, connected location.” The move is also a response to an organizational assessment conducted in 2020. “Staff development and feedback are core to our organization’s success, and some of the key findings from that exercise were requests to unite our team and culture under one roof,” said Linda Hall, Executive Vice President and CFO at
RTF. “We look forward to creating a more collaborative shared environment where our team can do its best work.” RTF expects to move into the new space in 2022; until then, the team will operate from 800 Park Offices Drive. For more information, visit rtp.org
DEPARTING RTP
GSK HEALTHCARE PLANS RELOCATION TO DURHAM
GlaxoSmithKline plans to leave its 561,652-square-foot Research Triangle Park campus by 2022.
GSK – in the location since 1972 – employs about 1,300 at RTP and indicated the move will not involve job losses.
The company plans to relocate to a smaller space at the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham.
LINDA HALL RTF Executive Vice President and CFO
RTP EXPANSION
STRIDEBIO ADDS LAB, MANUFACTURING SPACE
StrideBio Inc., a developer of novel adeno-associated viral based gene therapies, recently completed its new 8,700 sq. ft. in-house manufacturing and an additional 15,000 sq. ft. expansion of its laboratory and office spaces in Research Triangle Park.
“Since closing our most recent $81.5M Series B financing in March of this year, we have been focused on continuing to build the team and infrastructure necessary to execute and achieve critical milestones as we seek to advance therapeutic programs into the clinic,” said Sapan Shah, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, StrideBio, Inc. “We are thrilled to announce the hiring of our 100th Strider (employee) and the vital expansions to StrideBio’s laboratory and GMP manufacturing facilities, which will ensure our novel engineered capsids that address current challenges with existing vectors have an opportunity to benefit patients,”
For more information, visit stridebio.com.
RTP Short Takes
n Q2 Solutions, a subsidiary of Iqvia, plans to bring hundreds of jobs to the 919 over the next 10 years as part of a new laboratory space within the new
Iqiva Innovation Park
Campus, according to wraltechwire.com. n Research Triangle Foundation is moving its headquarters to the Frontier
RTP campus. The move will allow the organization to maintain closer contact with its tenant and partners + is slated for 2022. The new space will be designed by O’Brien Atkins Associates + include energetic meeting spaces. n UNC Health received approval for a $252 million hospital in Research
Triangle Park. n Fidelity Investments plans to fill an additional 1,500 positions in the Raleigh-
Durham-aChapel Hill region – with many of those positions a part of a new business unit. n A new ranking placed Cisco 2nd and SAS at 13th on a new list of the “25 World’s
Best Workplaces”. The global listing compiled by
Fortune and Great Places to Work. n Duke University opened a new campus at Research
Triangle Park earlier this year, designed as collaboration between the Duke
Human Vaccine Institute, the School of Medicine and local biotech companies, according to Duke
University’s The Chronicle. n Scott Dulitz is the new
President & Chief Strategy
Officer at TrialCard Inc. n Research Triangle Foundation, the organization tasked with the administration and stewardship of Research Triangle
Park, promoted two staff members earlier this year:
Carolyn Coia steps up to the role of Vice President of Real Estate, and Jessica
Wisniewski is now Vice
President of Administration and Finance.
RTP Events & Activities 11/16
State of RTP, 7:30-9:30 am; executives from various sectors discuss plans for Research Triangle Park and opportunities and challenges facing industries; BeatBox Stage at The Boxyard, 900 Park Offices Dr, RTP. Ticket information at bizjournals. com/triangle/event.
DURHAM'S NEW POLICE CHIEF
PATRICE V. ANDREWS REJOINS FORCE – IN THE TOP POSITION
Durham City Manager Wanda Page named Patrice V. Andrews as the Chief of the Durham Police Department.
Andrews – who has a long history with Durham—served as the Town of Morrisville Police Department Chief since 2016 and will join the City of Durham on Nov. 1.
According to Page, during the intensive interview process with four finalists, Andrews demonstrated that she is prepared and possesses the right combination of leadership skills, training, and knowledge to lead the Durham Police Department into the future.
“I am confident that Chief Andrews is the right leader for Durham, where she spent most of her law enforcement career,” said Page. “I am happy to welcome her back to Durham, where she also has deep family roots and developed lasting relationships in the community while working and living here.”
Page added that throughout the interview process, Chief Andrews consistently demonstrated by her responses that she would be a progressive and innovative 21st Century policing leader, while making a strong impression on the members of the diverse interview panel, most of whom were Durham community, business, faith-based, and law enforcement leaders. "I am honored to have been chosen as the next Chief of Police for the Durham Police Department,” Andrews said. “This is a full-circle moment for me during a pivotal time for our city and police department. I am committed to working collaboratively with the City of Durham management team, members of the Durham Police Department, and the entire Durham community to build upon established successes and identify innovative strategies to reduce violent crime while addressing recruiting, retention, and morale. Durham is a vibrant, inclusive community with a rich civil rights history where all are welcome to live, work, and play. I look forward to the future that we will create together."
Andrews has more than 25 years of experience, most of which were gained at the Durham Police Department as she rose through the ranks – starting as a patrol officer in 1997, walking the beat; then advancing to district commander; to captain, where she most notably
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supervised units within the Criminal Investigation Division, including the Special Victims, Homicide, Domestic Violence, and Fraud units.
Additional responsibilities included responding to all major incidents including homicides, and any other incident as assigned by the Executive Command Staff. She also helped put strategies in place to assist the Forensics and Intelligence/Crime Analysis Unit to investigate crimes.
Her experience also includes serving as a sergeant in the DPD’s High Enforcement Abatement Team, which was a street-level gang and narcotics enforcement unit, a detective corporal, investigative corporal, and police corporal as well as an investigator in the DPD’s Special Operations Division.
In 2016, Andrews was selected as the Morrisville Police Chief, where she was responsible for all operations of the department, including the Administration, Patrol Operations and Support Services divisions. There, she led the creation of a multi-phase career development and succession policy while also addressing compression and compensation. She also implemented a body-worn camera program and worked with surrounding agencies to develop and implement a response to the death of George Floyd – resulting in Morrisville’s adoption of the Project 8 Can’t Wait recommendations.
Andrews is a 2016 graduate of the Executive Law Enforcement Management from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy as well as a 2012 graduate of the Executive Leadership Program from the West Point Leadership Program at Methodist University. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from North Carolina Central University, and currently serves as General Instructor for the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.
Andrews is a member of the National FBI Academy Associates Session 263, International Association Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Association of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), North Carolina Police Executives Association North Carolina Chapter – FBI National Academy, North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police, North Carolina Law Enforcement Women's Association, Governor's Crime Commission, Chair of the Governor's Crime Commission Crime Victims Service Committee, and the Governor's Crime Commission School Safety Task Force.
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