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 post-secondary (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.

SuccessesExpansion 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

SuccessesAssisted 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

• Introduction to Biotechnology

• Biotech Agriscience Research I & II

• Products• Careers• Breeding• Gene Transfer Plant• Tissue culture

• Reproduction

• Cloning

• Medicine

• Using Biotech To Improve The Environment

• Cleaning Up The Environment

• Detecting Pollutants

• 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 ConnectionVance-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

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

Challenge for NC Community College System…

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

• 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

NC BioForce Partners

Meeting the Challenge…

Industry Partners• North Carolina Biosciences Organization• Biotech Manufacturers Forum• Industrial Curriculum Committee

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Coordinating Council Make-up• Academic institutions• Industry • Golden LEAF Foundation• NCBC

Meeting the Challenge…

Provide research and training for undergraduates and graduate students in areas critical to biotechnology and biomanufacturing.

BRITE Mission

• Provide a unique, pilot-scale, industry-informed, GMP environment critical to developing a workforce proficient in the skills needed in the biomanufacturing industry.

BTEC 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

BioNetwork Mission

BioNetwork Management Team •Provides Leadership, Expertise and Coordination Across Program Boundaries•Coordination for External Partners

Capstone Center •Cleanroom/Aseptic Suite •Students, Incumbent Workers, and Faculty •Equipment and Facilities too Expensive to Replicate LocallyMobile Biotechnology

Laboratory •Outfitted with Faculty and Specialized Equipment •Incumbent Worker Training•Lab Courses in Remote Areas•Sent to Company Sites

Centers •Bioprocessing•Pharmaceutical•BioAg•BioEd•BioBusiness

Grant Program •Updating or New Curricula•Faculty Development•Purchase of New Laboratory Equipment•Purchase of Related Laboratory Supplies

BioNetwork

Validation Academy •ISPE•Sample Courses (3 of 17)

•Validation Documentation•Process Validation•Auditing for GMP

Pharma

BioBusiness

BioEducation

BioAgriculture

Bioprocessing

Capstone

It is all the facilities and trainers across the state.

BioNetwork is more than just our Centers.

2006: 25 Trained 2007: 240+ Trained

BioNetwork Mobile Laboratory

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 HSw/

college credit

VGCC’s Associate Degree

Bioprocess Technology

Attend UniversityNCSUECU

NCCUUNC-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