Organizations Filed Purposes:
BENT CREEK INSTITUTE, INC. (BCI), A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ACCELERATES RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION OF SAFE PLANT DERIVED WELLNESS PRODUCTS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA ARBORETUM (TNCA), BCI CONTINUED TO MANAGE BOTANICAL INGREDIENT AUTHENTICATION AND TESTING SERVICES AT US BOTANICAL SAFETY LABORATORY (USBSL). USBSL ALSO PROVIDED FORMULATION SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO GMP COMPLIANT PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING SERVICES. USBSL MAINTAINED REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING WITH THE BIONETWORK LABORATORY (A DIVISION OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM) TO ANCHOR AN ACCESSIBLE HUB FOR THE PRODUCTION OF VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS FROM WNC ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE. USBSL ALSO PROVIDED A VALUABLE USFDA NEW DIETARY INGREDIENT NOTIFICATION (NDIN) AND RELATED COMPLIANCE SERVICES TO VARIOUS BOTANICAL PRODUCTS COMPANIES LOCATED OR WITH OPERATIONS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
BCI AND USBSL PROVIDED STRATEGIC ADVISORY AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO PRODUCERS AND START-UPS TO ASSSIST IN SCALE-UP AND R&D OF HERBAL PRODUCTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John F Cecil | BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Robert J Deutsch | BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Brown | BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl S Mcmurray Kaynard | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory W Cumberford | VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| George Briggs | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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