Bio-1 - Goals

Goals

In collaboration with representatives of all key players in the biosciences in CNJ, the Bio-1 initiative will focus on six key strategies:

  • Excite young people about the bio-sciences, especially focusing on underrepresented groups.
  • Create a consortium of biotechnology educators from the high school through university levels that will facilitate smooth career pathways through articulation agreements, mentoring and professional development.
  • Transform graduate education with the development of professional science master’s degrees that integrate business and science, and interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs in biotech areas.
  • Increase bioscience workforce development with education and training opportunities. A “flak jackets to lab coats” initiative, for example, will focus on training and job placement in the bioscience industry for returning veterans.
  • Enhance linkages between education and industry through internships, cooperative education and mentoring.
  • Facilitate globally competitive “biobusinesses” by encouraging collaboration between business and education, supporting bioscience start-ups and leveraging existing global networks.

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