Biotech Connect Program Sets Next Session for Feb. 5-15
January 10, 2024
An ongoing effort to draw more underserved people into the biotechnology and biomanufacturing industries will continue with the next session of Biotech Connect, a free four-day introductory workshop which starts Feb. 5 at 麻豆传媒社区 South in Albany.
麻豆传媒社区 and the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center are partnering with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) to bring a new and diverse audience to the career fields of biotechnology and biomanufacturing through the Biotech Connect program.
Biotech Connect hopes to recruit post-secondary-GED/high school graduates, women, people of color and refugees into a field that has been growing steadily in the Capital Region for decades.
The four-day workshop is a way to introduce participants to the Capital Region’s growing biomanufacturing and life sciences sector. The program is sponsored by the .
The workshop will run from 5 – 8 p.m. on Feb. 5, 8, 12 and 15, and introduces some of the concepts, tools and skills needed for entry-level careers in biotech and biomanufacturing with a goal of encouraging people in the community to pursue a career in the field. Participants must attend all four sessions to receive a certificate of completion from 麻豆传媒社区.
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Dinner is provided to participants thanks to funding and support from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
For questions about the program, email cbet.programs@acphs.edu.
麻豆传媒社区 South is located at the Capital South Campus Center, 20 Warren Street, Albany.