BOCA RATON, Fla. – Akron Biotechnology has partnered with the National Institute for Innovation in
Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
(TEES) to pursue an exciting workforce development initiative.
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BioFORCE 2019 Registration Open
BioFORCE is a week‐long residential STEM summer program of the National
Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing at Texas A&M University that exposes
high school students to the amazing process of how cutting‐edge research
and medical discoveries become new drugs and pharmaceutical treatments.
BioFORCE’s 3‐year series of biotechnology‐focused camps prepares students
for college programs in engineering and science and helps them discover their
potential to become a scientist who creates a blockbuster, life‐saving
medicine or an engineer who manufacturers disease‐eradicating vaccines!
Advanced Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Training
2-Week Training Cohort: December 17-21, 2018 and January 7-11, 2019
The Advanced Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing immerses participants in a rigorous
digital and hands‐on training program, comprised of more than 100 hours of cGMP‐ and regulatory‐
based curricula. Subject matter includes aseptic microbial and mammalian cell processing using fixed
and single‐use fermentation and purification systems, regulatory compliance, quality assurance and
control, process and environmental monitoring, and proper documentation and laboratory practices.
Students will complete 5 self‐paced online courses, then participate in 2 weeks of hands‐on training at
NCTM. Participants will receive 10.0 continuing education units and a certificate of completion.
BioFORCE Alumni Become Biotech Leaders
The National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing’s (NCTM) BioFORCE Summer Academy has just completed its 7th year, having served a grand total of 566 rising Texas high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, several dozen of whom have gone on to become Aggies. But the 2018 camps were made even more special by having two BioFORCE graduates engage with this year’s participants in memorable ways.
June 17-26 BioFORCE 2018 – Apply Now – Space is Limited
BioFORCE
June 17-26, 2018
BioFORCE I, II, and III is back in full swing for 2018, but we’ll only be accepting 24 students PER CAMP this summer. Make your application and essays stand out…don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
