Oscar Ramirez

Sep 17, 2024 | STEM, Biopharmaceuticals

Microbiologist, friendly co-worker, rock climber Oscar Ramirez is on the fast track in his young biopharmaceutical manufacturing career and is a great example of how you do not necessarily need a college degree to succeed in the STEM world. Click here to continue...

BioBuilder Launches Skills Training Curriculum to Prepare Students for Careers in Biotechnology

Jun 14, 2024 | biotech

To continue to provide opportunities for students without a college degree to embrace careers in STEM, the BioBuilder Education Foundation has launched BioTechBuilder. The off-the-shelf curriculum offers lessons and lab trainings as a complete solution for educating a...

Biotech Training is a Challenge

Jun 14, 2024 | Biopharmaceuticals

One of the ongoing challenges in the biomanufacturing industry is an ongoing labor shortage. The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is a public–private partnership that was founded in 2017 to study, highlight, and address...

Micro-credentials move one step closer to gaining widespread trust thanks to this framework

Apr 8, 2024 | Academics, microcredentials

Micro-credentials are one step closer to gaining a trustworthy and dependable reputation. The 1EdTech TrustEd Microcredential Coalition, formed last year to standardize rapidly growing interest from educators and organizations to issue digital badges, has unveiled a...

Bay Area Training

Mar 25, 2024 | training

This month, Angela Consani trained Bay Area faculty in SOP and Documentation. Interestingly, only 19% of faculty pass that micro-credential on their first try which indicates the gap in knowledge and skills so crucial for biosciences. Through BCSI’s training and...