Abstract:
Sixty years ago Elon College professor, Dr. Thomas Powell, Jr., started selling amoebas and frogs to biology teachers. That humble beginning grew into Burlington-based Carolina Biological Supply Company, a company that produces scientific educational products that include everything from maggots to tarantulas to kits that teach genetic engineering. It is the largest company of its type in the world, employing over 400 people with sales of over $25 million a year.