Research Triangle Park

A Hub of Research and Development

Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in North America and remains one of the most successful science parks across the globe. Stretching 7,000 acres across Durham and Wake counties, the park is home to 250+ businesses, ranging from Fortune 100 multinational R&D operations to entrepreneurial-driven start-ups.

Major Employers

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Unique Developments and Contributions

"Taxol," discovered at RTI International, is the most-prescribed cancer drug of all time.

The main Redhat building towers among the downtown Raleigh skyline.

Raleigh’s Red Hat pioneered and protected the viability of open-source software.

The revolution in “big data” was created by SAS.

A group of three reviewing images from a sonogram in excitement!

3D Ultrasound was introduced by medical researchers at Duke University.

Industrial LED lighting by Cree has reduced energy consumption worldwide.

A workspace lit brightly by overhead LED lighting. There are various professionals working at tables.

The UPC barcode developed in RTP by IBM revolutionized inventory management.

The Nobel Prize was given to two RTP scientists for the first drug effective against HIV/AIDS.

A white buttoned-down collared shirt with a red AIDS ribbon to show support.

A zoomed in image of a Delta airliner mid-flight at high altitude.

RTI helped develop an aircraft wind shear warning device that has saved countless lives.

RTP Spotlight

The Frontier RTP campus in the Research Triangle Park offers creative work spaces for nearly 100 business and 500 employees. Frontier RTP is exploding in growth and has expanded from a single building to a campus offering the public free coworking space, wet labs, startup offices, and private offices. Not to mention daily events such as food trucks, happy hours, workout classes, seminars and networking events. There is something for everyone at Frontier RTP.