BioTech Partners
Franklin County Schools
Vance Granville Community College
BioTech Partners
• Advancing the Agricultural
and Natural Resources
Career Pathway
Mission
To invigorate and supplement the Agricultural
and Natural Resources Career pathways at the
secondary (Franklinton High School) and postsecondary (VGCC) levels.
Bioprocess Manufacturing Course (BPM 110)
Five (5) College Credits toward an Associate of
Applied Science Degree
Job placement opportunities at Novozymes North
America, Inc.
Successes
Expansion of Introduction to Biotechnology
course at each of the high schools
Biotechnology Forum for community leaders,
parents, media, and
Provided a Biotechnology Summer Institute for
Math, Science,CTE teachers and Counselors
Upgraded Equipment in Biotechnology Lab
Conducted Biotechnology Expos for rising
freshmen
Future Endeavors…
• consideration for 2008 Global
Partner Schools Program
• Fall of 2008 Study/Planning
Program…Copenhagen, Denmark
• Center for International
Understanding
Successes
Assisted with the New Agriculture Building Open
House with State Agriculture Commissioner, Steve
Troxler
Hosted a Biotechnology Forum
Increased student enrollment in Biotechnology
Agriculture Research courses
Franklinton High School (FHS) Spring Showcase
highlighting Biotechnology program
Summer Biotechnology Camp for students
FHS graduate received job placement with
Novozymes as a Process Technician upon completion
of BPM 110 course
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Introduction to
Biotechnology
Biotech Agriscience
Research I & II
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Products
Careers
Breeding
Gene Transfer Plant
Tissue culture
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Reproduction
Cloning
Medicine
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Using Biotech To
Improve The Environment
Cleaning Up The
Environment
Detecting Pollutants
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Bioprocessing Industry
Food industry
Oil industry
Human genome project
Pharmaceutical industry
Forensic science
Agriculture Science
Anthropology
NASA
Biotechnology / Agriculture
Connection
• NC #2 in Biotech Ag Research
• Novozymes NA, Franklinton
NC
– enzyme assist more efficient
alternative fuel source
– expansion Biofuels Research &
Production
– recent visit from the President of
the United States
The
Community
College
Connection
Vance-Granville Community
College
The Grant…
• Innovation Demonstration Grant
• NCDPI (NC Department of
Public Instruction) partnership
w/ NC Community College
System
Grant Activity & Benefits…
• Expanded Pilot Introduction to
Biotechnology to local High
Schools
• Summer Institute teachers &
counselors
• Upgraded Equipment in lab
• Biotech Expo for rising
Freshmen
The Community College
Connection
• NCCCS forefront of training &
education in Biotechnology
• NCCCS BioNetwork
– Statewide initiative that
connects community colleges
• Courses like BioWork
– Entry-level training course for
biotech field
Challenge for NC Community
College System…
 Workforce Needs of the Life Science /
Biotech Industry
• 6,000+ Employees with Less than a BS Degree
Needed in Next 3 Years
• NC Biotech Industry Growing 10-15% per Year
• 125,000 Workers Needed by 2025
NC Community College System…
…meeting the challenge
“Access to a skilled and well-trained
workforce is the number one factor that
companies use in location selection”
Study by Deloitte & Touche Fantus, Published in the Wall
Street Journal
“North Carolina’s ‘ace’ was its ability to provide an
instantaneous workforce”
Joerg Reinhardt, CEO Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
Meeting the Challenge…
NC BioForce Partners
• BioNetwork
– NC Community College System
• Biomanufacturing Research
Institute and Technology Enterprise
– North Carolina Central University
• Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center
– North Carolina State University
• University of North Carolina System
Meeting the Challenge…
Industry Partners
• North Carolina Biosciences Organization
• Biotech Manufacturers Forum
• Industrial Curriculum Committee
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Coordinating Council Make-up
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Academic institutions
Industry
Golden LEAF Foundation
NCBC
BRITE Mission
Provide research and training for
undergraduates and graduate students in
areas critical to biotechnology and
biomanufacturing.
BTEC Mission
• Provide a unique, pilot-scale, industryinformed, GMP environment critical to
developing a workforce proficient in the
skills needed in the biomanufacturing
industry.
BioNetwork Mission
• Connect Community Colleges across
North Carolina
• Provide specialized training, curriculum
and equipment
• Develop world-class workforce for the
biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life
science industries
Capstone Center
Mobile Biotechnology
Laboratory
•Outfitted with Faculty and
Specialized Equipment
•Incumbent Worker Training
•Lab Courses in Remote
Areas
•Sent to Company Sites
•Cleanroom/Aseptic Suite
•Students, Incumbent
Workers, and Faculty
•Equipment and Facilities
too Expensive to Replicate
Locally
•Validation Documentation
•Process Validation
•Auditing for GMP
•Bioprocessing
•Pharmaceutical
•BioAg
•BioEd
•BioBusiness
BioNetwork
Management Team
BioNetwork
Validation Academy
•ISPE
•Sample Courses (3 of 17)
Centers
•Provides Leadership,
Expertise and Coordination
Across Program
Boundaries
•Coordination for External
Partners
Grant Program
•Updating or New Curricula
•Faculty Development
•Purchase of New Laboratory Equipment
•Purchase of Related Laboratory Supplies
BioNetwork is more than just our Centers.
Pharma
Capstone
BioBusiness
Bioprocessing
BioEducation
BioAgriculture
It is all the facilities and trainers across the state.
BioNetwork Mobile Laboratory
2006: 25 Trained
2007: 240+ Trained
What….
• …is Biotechnology
Biotechnology is…
• Chemical Manufacturing
– Non-living raw materials: product
– Revlon
• Pharmaceutical Mfg.
– Living & Non-living raw materials
– Glaxo, Wyeth
• Bioprocess Manufacturing
– Living raw materials: product
– Novozymes
Why…
• …the big demand for a highly
trained (biotech based)
workforce in NC?
• …is Biotechnology important
to NC’s economy?
• …do we need to prepare our
students as early as possible?
Biotechnology in
North Carolina:
• NC #1 in Contract Research
• NC #2 in Agriculture
Biotechnology Research
• NC #3 in Top 12 Metro Areas with
Biotechnology
• NC #4 in Pharmaceutical Mfg.
Biotechnology in
North Carolina:
• 1st in Current Impact
Field of Biotechnology
Secondary & Post Secondary
Education:
• Introduction to Biotechnology
• Biotech / Agriscience
Research I & II
• BPM 110
– Bioprocess Manufacturing 110
VGCC Connection…
• Huskins Enrollment
• BPM 110:
– Bioprocess Mfg 110
– Study of all aspects of industrial
manufacturing for biotechnology.
– Covers cGMP, validation,
regulation, & compliance.
– In depth look at various biotech
occupations.
Finish High School…
Graduate HS
w/
college credit
VGCC’s
Associate Degree
Bioprocess
Technology
Attend University
NCSU
ECU
NCCU
UNC-W
Biotech Workforce
•Novozymes, NA
•Revlon
•Iams
•GSK
•Bayer Crop Science
Success ?
• Graduating Senior 2007
– applied & excelled in testing
– BPM 110 covered material
– hired and working soon after
graduation date
Information Sources:
• NCCCS BioNetwork
– www.ncbionetwork.org
• NC Biotechnology Center
– www.ncbiotech.org
• Bt Catalyst
– News from the NC Biotech Center