"Trends in Workforce Training for the Biomanufacturing and Bioprocessing Sectors"
From Left: Ric Matthews, Gwyn Riddick, Janet Paulson, Sonia Wallman, Susan Seymour, Bill Woodruff, and Russ Read.
The National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce hosted a panel discussion here in downtown Winston-Salem on February 2, 2006. Speakers communicated accomplishments and visions at the event, and there was a feeling that, indeed the promises of biotechnology are coming true before our eyes. But this meeting also was about making the connections and developing the cooperative teamwork required to overcome biotech's obstacles and challenges yet ahead.
Biotech leaders from around the country, working in education, industry and economic development, gathered to address the most critical element affecting the bio-boom in the United States today: training the workforce.
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Visit By Dr. Tamara Goetz, from Salt Lake City Community College, November 17, 2005
Bill Woodruff, Director for Bio-link SE Center, Alamance Community College, Alamance, NC, Dr. Tamara Goetz, Director of Innova Bio, Salt Lake City Community College, Russ Read, Exec. Director National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce, at Forsyth Technical Community College taken at Alamance Community College, November 17, 2005, New Bioprocessing device at Alamance CC.
Visit By Dr. Tamara Goetz, from Salt Lake City Community College
Dr. Tamara Goetz visited Forsyth Technical Community College, November 18, as a visiting speaker at the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce. The lecture was held at the Piedmont Triad Research Park. Dr. Goetz is the Director of InnovaBio a novel non-profit contract research organization within a community college setting that provides students and lecturers with a real life contract research business situation. Approximately 50 people from the community attended and actively participated in this lecture. Dr. Goetz was as well able to share her experience in a lunch session sponsored by Targacept to community leaders. Dr. Goetz sits on the Governor's State Advisory Council for Science and Technology and directs the Biotechnology program at SLCC. " We were so pleased to have Dr. Goetz explore her innovative model with our community" said Russ Read, Executive Director of the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce "it is unique in country and gives us, the biotechnology team at Forsyth Tech and the National Center much food for thought and a potential for partnership".
Photos capturing Nov 8 visit to Genentech and new Mira Costa Community College training complex. Hit the "BACK" button to return to this page.
Photos capturing some or our activities at BIO 2005 in Philadelphia Hit the "BACK" button to return to this page.
National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce
Forsyth Technical Community College, North Carolina
Russ Read, National Director
WEB: www.BiotechWorkforce.org E-mail: rread@forsythtech.edu
