A Demand- Driven Biotechnology A Demand- Driven Biotechnology Workforce- the Piedmont Triad Workforce- the Piedmont Triad Region & Forsyth County, NCRegion & Forsyth County, NC

Russ H. ReadRuss H. ReadExecutive DirectorExecutive DirectorNational Center for the National Center for the Biotechnology WorkforceBiotechnology WorkforceForsyth TechForsyth TechWinston-Salem, NCWinston-Salem, NC

““The Plan”The Plan”

• The National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce

• The Piedmont Triad Area of North Carolina

• The case for Biotechnology• The Forsyth Tech Biotech Program• Your questions and ideas for North

Louisiana Partnership

• Five Distinct Centers of Expertise (Community Colleges)

Rational • Capture: best practices in the development of skill

standards, certification and curriculum in regionally specialized biotech training centers

• Disseminate: make available replicable models to community colleges across America

Composition • Team: 5 centers of Excellence/Expertise regionally based

with niche mandates • Collective purpose: a national resource

Progress & Future AimsProgress & Future Aims• Dissemination: national & regional presentations, web

site, subject matter experts for webinars Communications tools like www.biotechworkforce.org & Biotech Resource Line “Tracking Trends’

• Resources: applicable curriculum, standards are available through each site

• Trainees: over 400 Associate’s degrees; close to 700 short innovative programs ; hundreds of middle & H.S. teachers & students; tracking outcomes

• Partnership models: collaboration between education, community and workforce providers are available on a site by site basis

Biotechnology’s PotentialBiotechnology’s Potential

• Food & agriculture• Medicine• Environment• Information• Other

Photograph by:Steve Brown & Carl A. Sharif - NYT Pictures

““Vast and Imaginative”Vast and Imaginative”

It’s a Bio World!It’s a Bio World!

Diverse Training NeedsDiverse Training Needs• Similar type of Biotech job positions

exist across the country• There are emerging biotechnology

specializations• Examples: research & development, research & development,

bioprocessing/biomanufacturing,and bioprocessing/biomanufacturing,and bioinformaticsbioinformatics

Community Colleges Hold the KeyCommunity Colleges Hold the Key

Biotechnology Occupational Biotechnology Occupational CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• Specialized Skills• High Level of Education• Higher Wages

Employment Projections to 2012Employment Projections to 2012• Industry

– Scientific research, development & technical services: 70%

– Pharmaceutical & medical manufacturing: 23%

• Occupations– Life, physical & social scientists: 17%– Biological scientists: 19%– Biological technicians: 19%

Career and Education LadderCareer and Education Ladder

Demand-Driven ProcessDemand-Driven Process

opportunity

implementation

results

sustainability

needs

Approximately 90% Integration into the Workforce Approximately 90% Integration into the Workforce

Partnerships are EssentialPartnerships are Essential

College

Workforce Development

Industry

Iowa Bioprocess Training CenterIowa Bioprocess Training Center

• Training Programs, A.S.– Bioprocess Technology– Ethanol Maintenance Tech

• Workforce Development• Technical training

– Online, custom, etc– Process Control Certificate

MiraCosta Bioprocessing ProgramMiraCosta Bioprocessing Program

• Elements– Specialized Curriculum

(with Industry)– Specialized Faculty– Specialized Facilities– Outreach and

recruitment

– Develop Skill Standards• Develop with Northeast Biomanufacturing Collaborative

with NSF ATE project grant; downloadable on-line at www.biotechworkforce.org

– Develop Capacity to Train the Biomanufacturing Workforce • Purchase equipment so each student has an opportunity to operate biomanufacturing

equipment and processes• Hire full time Biomanufacturing faculty and facility manager• Train all types of students from those entering the NHCTC A.S. Degree in

Biotechnology from high school, to the “ordinary community college student”, to displaced workers, to the incumbent worker

– Create Short Courses for Incumbent Worker Training• Establish the Northeast Biomanufacturing Institute• Offer three sessions/year of short courses for incumbent workers (and trainers,

including faculty)

– Create National Biomanufacturing Apprenticeship Program • Create with the Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Office in Concord, NH and in

Washington, D.C.• Disseminate throughout the Northeast Region through the NSF ATE Biomanufacturing

Center, the Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2)• Disseminate nationally

Biomanufacturing Apprenticeship ProgramBiomanufacturing Apprenticeship Program

NHCTC Apprenticeship Program•For high school graduates enrolled in NHCTC’s Biotechnology A.S. Degree •Biomanufacturing company becomes a DOL registered Apprenticeship site•Student becomes a DOL registered Apprentice•Student completes 500-600 hour summer Apprenticeship at Biomanufacturing company summer of freshman year •Student completes 1000 hour relevant courses during two year A.S. Degree program•Student completes 2000 hour Apprenticeship either part-time in their second year or full time in the summer

– Regional & National Focus Groups• Explore Emerging Job Descriptions

– Develop Skill Standards• Industry Validation

– Expand Medical Informatics Curriculum• Bridge to Bioinformatics

– Develop Bioinformatics Curriculum

– Create Faculty Support Resource

– Disseminate Nationally

LIFE SCIENCE INFORMATICSLIFE SCIENCE INFORMATICS

R&D Technical TrainingR&D Technical Training

Prepare graduates who are highly skilled:Prepare graduates who are highly skilled:

1.1. Research and Development Research and Development (Major Emphasis)(Major Emphasis)

2.2. Biomanufacturing/Bioprocess Biomanufacturing/Bioprocess (Minor (Minor IndustriesIndustries).

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Research CompetenciesResearch Competencies

• Nucleic Acid-DNA Technology

• Cell and Tissue Technology• Biomolecular Separations• Industrial Processes• Research Lab Animal

Handling

• Competent (Hard and Soft skills)• Easily Trainable• Very hands-on• Mature and Reliable

Partner’s FeedbackPartner’s Feedback

Piedmont Triad AreaPiedmont Triad Area• 1,517,790

Population 1,517,790

Largest Industry in terms of employees - Health Care

per capita income $25,000Forsyth

Location- 60-90 miles from Charlotte and Raleigh (RTP)Location- 60-90 miles from Charlotte and Raleigh (RTP)

The Piedmont TriadThe Piedmont Triad

• The Reality “Business climate has deteriorated over the past two decades; 37,000 jobs lost from industry once led by tobacco, textiles, and furniture.”

• The Vision “Business, government, and academia collaborating to create a framework for recovery and economic growth.”

• The Opportunity “Expand on North Carolina’s Biotech Corridor as the Triad represents the State’s second largest biotechnology business region.”

CoreNet Global Deal o the Year

Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad Manufacturing Manufacturing Employment 2000 - 2004Employment 2000 - 2004

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The case for diversification of the region’s economyThe case for diversification of the region’s economy

Biotech Opportunities ?

Necessary BehaviorsNecessary Behaviors• Vision / Leadership /

Desire• Collaboration• Volunteerism• Entrepreneurialism

capital

workforce

Infrastructure

Basic IngredientsBasic Ingredients

What Biotechnology Companies look for:What Biotechnology Companies look for:

Research Universities and Institutions Experienced Management Venture Capital Educated and trained workforce Attractive, flexible, and affordable physical location Cultural environment Cluster networks

Triad’s Resources • Bio-Medical and Health Care is one of the fastest growing

employment sectors in Forsyth, Guilford and Alamance. 240 related firms employing 31,223

• More than 20 universities, colleges and technical schools enroll more than 40,000 students.

• Technology Transfer offices create entrepreneurial growth.

• Community Colleges are training a biotech workforce.

• NC Biotechnology Center opens first regional office .

• Quality of Life, Lower Cost of Living.

Source: Piedmont Triad Partnership

Triad ChallengesTriad Challenges

• Capital for physical infrastructure to create affordable cost facilities.

• Investment / finance for start-up companies.

• Incentives to attract and sustain technology companies.

• Improve economic disparities and societal barriers.

• Complexity of Regionalism.

• Recognition of the Triad as a technology hub.

Biotech Research & Development Biotech Research & Development - the Piedmont Triad - the Piedmont Triad

–FTCC–WFUSM–WSSU–UNC-G–NC A&T

Biomedical Research Biomedical Research InfrastructureInfrastructure

EDUCATION WS/FCS Systemwide Science Fair

SciWorks

Children’s Museum

Atkins Technology High School

Laboratories for Learning – BIO Summer Program

SciTech Summer Technology Institute

Community

Life Science Speakers’ Series Annual Technology Briefing Life Sciences CEO Roundtable PTEN( entrepreneurial initiative) IMAF – Venture Capital NC Biotechnology Center – Triad Office Babcock Demon Incubator PTRP Community Advisory Committee

Training N.C.’s largest two-year biotechnology degree program

BioNetwork

Regional bio-pharmaceutical training center

U.S. Department of Labor Grant

Piedmont Triad Capital PossibilitiesPiedmont Triad Capital Possibilities

Capital & Capital & Entrepreneurial ActivityEntrepreneurial Activity

Angel capital & Local Venture - Piedmont Angel Network- Inception Micro Angel Fund

Knowledge & Environment- Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurs Network- Wake Forest Babcock Business Incubator- Nussbaum Incubator- Seed Stage Advisory- Winston - Salem Technology Council

““New” Economic Development Groups New” Economic Development Groups in the Piedmont Triadin the Piedmont Triad

Two active research parks being built Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurs Network (PTEN) Piedmont Triad Partnership Chambers 3, Triad Action Greensboro Winston - Salem Chamber’s Technology Council NC Department of Commerce NC Regional Biotechnology Office Piedmont Triad Biotechnology Advisory Board (schools universities, for profits) Life Sciences Executive Round Table

Strong, Cooperative OrganizationsStrong, Cooperative Organizations

Expansion master-plan:

200 acres

WFUHS research campus

Three districts identified for development based on “livability and workability”

25 - 30 year buildout

5.7 million gross square feet of potential development

Piedmont Triad Research Park

Public SectorFederal agencies, State,

County, City

Life ScienceDevelopment

PartnersNC Biotech Center, Dept. of Commerce

Research Triangle Institute, SBTDC

Private SectorCompanies

Life Science Companies, CMO’s, Developers,Suppliers, Contractors

Business Networks

Chamber of CommerceLaw Firms, Banks, VCs,

PTEN, CEDBabcock-Demon Incubator

Local ED’s

Research Partners

Universities, Federal Laboratories, Medical Centers

Workforce Training------DesignFTCC, NCSA

Advancing Innovation Through Collaborations

Piedmont Triad Biotechnology Piedmont Triad Biotechnology Advisory BoardAdvisory Board

Statewide Strategic Plan Statewide Strategic PlanActing on 21 Regional InitiativesActing on 21 Regional Initiatives

• Assessment/Inventory will show trends, resources, gaps

• Identify projects, goals, vision in three timelines

• Short Term Projects: ex: Assessment, Economic Index, Events Workforce

• Mid Term Goals: ex: Marketing, wet-lab incubator, pilot scale mfg

• Longer Term Vision: ex: International Business Incubator, Biomanufacturing facility recruitment

InventoryInventoryBiotechnology IndustryBiotechnology Industry

- the Piedmont Triad- the Piedmont Triad

12 medical device manufacturers

8 medical service providers

4 clinical laboratories

9 biotechnology companies

16 pharmaceutical companies

33 support/service companies

49 Life Sciences Related 49 Life Sciences Related CompaniesCompanies

grants, in- kinds

Internal/ External advisors

CurriculumNot to be reinvented

Implement & evaluate utility

Personnelfaculty

The Biotech Program ProcessThe Biotech Program Process

Environmental Assessment Environmental Assessment RevealsReveals

• BT Workers at the technician level are a high need for the present & future

““ You train them they will have jobs ”You train them they will have jobs ”

Vision for the Biotechnology Progam Vision for the Biotechnology Progam

• premiere BT program in R&D in the Southeast

• now considered nationwide to be a Center of Excellence and Expertise in R&D Training

• specialization in training & retraining candidates for the workforce for biotech (Piedmont Triad) job placement

• job placement at companies, universities or medical center research labs

• closely partnered with Schools K-12, WFUHS, colleges, universities and Life Sciences companies

Outcomes for the Biotechnology Program Outcomes for the Biotechnology Program Recipient of Multiple Grants from NC Golden Leaf and DOL: Largest BT training program in NC

• 2004 - 7 graduates: 100% employed

• 2005 - 18(100%) did summer internships

• 2006- 37 to be placed in internship!

• 290- currently enrolled in program

• Provider of second year BT education for 8 area wide community colleges

• Articulation with all Triad State university 4 year LS programs & WSFCS

• Recognized nationally as a site for the National Center and R&D Training expertise

Biotechnology Partner’s feedbackBiotechnology Partner’s feedback

“love the BT grads, competent and very hands on”

“ in-company training period shortened by half”

PossibilitiesPossibilities

Collaborative modelsCollaborative models• Further Articulations/Arrangements with: -K-12 -Colleges -Universities -Employers/employees -Others

FutureFuture• Workforce needs are dynamic• Collaborative spirit• New opportunities evolve• Infrastructure extends itself to novel ideas

www.reallysmartpeople.orgwww.reallysmartpeople.org

CommunicationCommunication Life Science Informatics Bellevue Community College

Life Science Informatics Patricia Dombrowski Director, Life Science Informatics pdombrow@bcc.ctc.edu

Research and Development

Forsyth Tech Dr. Lucas D. Shallua (VMD, PhD) Department Chair lshallua@forsythtech.edu

Agriculture & Food ProcessingIndian Hills Community CollegeJanet Paulsonjpaulson@indianhills.edu

BioprocessingMiraCosta CollegeRic MatthewsDean, Math and Sciencesrmatthews@miracosta.edu

BiomanufacturingNew Hampshire Community Technical CollegeDirector Sonia Wallman, Ph.D.swallman@nhctc.edu

Russ H. ReadExecutive Directorrread@forsythtech.edu

For information please visit the following web sites: www.workforce3one.org

www.biotechworkforce.org

• Come visit & see Biotech 2006 May 22/23 Winston-Salem, NC www.cednc.org/biotech

THANK YOU!