At the Piedmont Triad Research Park we are the place “Where Innovation Lives.” We are building a path to the future for Winston-Salem and the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina by creating an exciting atmosphere where life science companies can flourish. Our unique urban, mixed use research park allows for the integration of scientific discovery, technology transfer, incubation and commercialization. Current strengths existing in the park are in the fields of: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Bio-molecular imaging, Bio-medical Engineering, Nanotechnology, and Clinical Trial Design and Oversight.
Featured Tenant in the Park:.
Global Future Solutions is an Australian company that operates in the fields of Bio Medics and Bio Remediation utilizing Green Chemistry to create and distribute economically priced, non-toxic and sustainable antibiotic, antibacterial and enzyme products throughout the world. Started in the late 1990's specifically servicing the agricultural sector, GFS was officially established in 2009 focusing on developing new found biotechnology to maximize on world wide opportunities across a range of industries. Since establishment GFS has made and is continuing to make significant progress into providing sustainable industry solutions. GFS actively seeks to develop environmentally friendly products that are thoughtful solutions to significant world problems.
GFS has also made significant progress in defining its strategic direction and has grown to incorporate an American registered company in 2011, GFS US LLC (GFS US), a New Zealand Partnership, as well as distributors in several countries.
GFS has chosen to expand to the Biotechnology capital of the United States, North Carolina to capitalize on the huge opportunities available in the US market. GFS US specifically facilitates all GFS testing, research and development, quality control and manufacturing to service North America, Canada, Mexico and South America. GFS US is currently located in the region of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and works within the North Carolina Biotechnology Centre (NCBC). The GFS team brings together people from all over the world to offer extremely broad practical experience in oil and gas, mining, civil engineering, water filtration, waste management, bioremediation, agriculture and farming. Several members of the GFS team have antibacterial and bacterial treatment experience that spans more than 10 years. Over the next 5 to 10 years GFS US will be looking to expand to a team of 100 to 150 people.
GFS specifically provides solutions include: waste water treatment, bio remediation of oil and gas wells and disaster recovery. Significantly, during product experimentation, GFS discovered a unique process to economically manufacture Bio Surfactin in ultra high yields. This substance has 200 times the efficacy of petro chemical based surfactins, which are widely used in cosmetic and personal care products.
Breaking News
- In June 2011, GFS attended the Bio Conference in Washington D.C, USA, as part of the North Carolina booth. The conference is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry. The conference gave GFS an international platform to launch their environmentally sustainable products and excellent opportunities to network.
- GFS is currently negotiating contracts with two world leaders in Oil & Gas and cosmetic industries for supplying of commercial quantities of the GFS Bio Surfactin.
For more information visit the GFS website www.globalfuturesolutions.com
