05/28/2026
A new $6.5 million federal investment will help expand its Eastern Region Pharma Center with industry-aligned biomanufacturing equipment, enhanced teaching labs and workforce training to support employers across eastern North Carolina.
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and wife Susan Tillis visited the center today alongside ECU alumnus Trey Lewis (’16, ’18) to see how ECU is contributing to the region’s growing pharmaceutical workforce and research infrastructure.