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On June 16, 2026, Governor Greg Abbott announced over $7 million in Texas Talent Connection grants to 27 innovative workforce training programs. These resources aim to enhance job placement and skill acquisition in high-demand industries across the state, creating potential opportunities for vendors and subcontractors in workforce development.

NIIMBL has selected eight new member-led technology and workforce development projects totaling $9.7 million in NIIMBL funding and member co-investment through its Project Call 9.1. Featuring 39 participating organizations, the projects target major industry challenges to advance domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and talent development strategies.

The new Neurodiversity Pipelines In bioPharmaceutical Employment through Supports (NeuroPIPES) program at Texas A&M prepares autistic individuals with the skills to enter the biomanufacturing industry.

NIIMBL has awarded funding for the NeuroPIPES (Neurodiversity Pipelines In biopharmaceutical Employment through Supports) program as part of Project Call 7.1.

In a global healthcare crisis, shipping treatments around the world is not always enough. Instead, therapeutics need to be manufactured closer to the point of use, but that requires both hard and soft infrastructure.

What exactly is a scale-up project and what do we mean by research support for biopharma? A few of our experts share details about these processes and services, and the future of both the National Center for Therapeutic Manufacturing and the biomanufacturing industry on this episode of Biopharma Buzz.

Contract training offered by the National Center for Therapeutic Manufacturing helps companies like FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies with onboarding new technicians. Hear from Eric Dul, Senior Director of Manufacturing for FUJIFILM, on how our team developed customized learning modules to support their exponential growth in the third episode of Biopharma Buzz.

The National Center for Therapeutic Manufacturing and John Balchunas, Director of Workforce Development at the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), speak to their partnership in offering continuing education and professional training. Learn about unexpected career opportunities in the biopharma industry in NCTM’s second episode of Biopharma Buzz.

Welcome to the very first episode of Biopharma Buzz! Jenny Ligon, host and associate director, and Dr. Zivko Nikolov, director, share how the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing got its start and where to learn more about training opportunities offered by the center. Both Jenny and Dr. Nikolov discuss fascinating insight in their involvement with COVID-19 vaccine development, workforce training initiatives and much more.

The Annual NCTM Performance Report for calendar year 2021 has been released. The report may be accessed here.