Industry-specific training for biotech workers
Does your company rely on a workforce trained in specific biotechnology or bioprocessing skills? Are you frustrated by the cost and inefficiency of sending employees out of town for training--or by the loss in productivity you incur when you use your own employees to provide on-site training?
CBET is the only organization in the Rochester region to offer corporate biotechnology training customized to individual company requirements. Developed and delivered by RIT faculty and industry experts, CBET training programs feature:
- Job-relevant workshop, seminar or short-course content.
- Fun, interesting hands-on laboratory experience along with relevant lectures.
- Sessions delivered either on RIT campus or at your company site.
Case examples
The architectural and engineering firm Sear-Brown Inc. (now Stantec Inc.) wanted to enter a new line of business designing space for bioprocessing and biomanufacturing operations. At a custom-designed CBET workshop, Sear-Brown’s architects and engineers spent three days learning about bioprocessing—even gaining hands-on experience using autoclaves, incubators, fermentors and other related pieces of equipment. At the end of the session, Sear-Brown personnel were far better prepared to discuss bioprocessing design needs with prospective clients.
The vaccine developer Vaccinex Inc. wished to hire a group of people being downsized by a pharmaceutical company that was relocating. These employees, all scientists, possessed every skill set the company wanted, save one: knowledge of mammalian cell culture techniques. CBET consulted with the Vaccinex management and then developed and delivered a two-week, 80-hour training program that taught the new employees all they needed to know about how to grow and maintain mammalian cells in culture to meet Vaccinex’s specifications. All are now fully employed with the company.
Enzyme manufacturer Genencor International found itself spending too much time and money sending employees out of town for job-related training. The solution was to engage CBET as its training partner. During a three year period, CBET conducted more than a dozen training sessions for Genencor employees ranging from dockworkers to research scientists. (See Close-up: Genencor International.)
Sample topics
CBET can offer training in these and related topics:
- Fundamentals of Molecular Biology and DNA Manipulation
- Fermentation and Biomanufacturing Technology
- Basic Enzymology and Enzyme Stability
- MoAb Production/Cell Fusion Techniques
- Microbial and Mammalian Cell Culture Techniques
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for the Consumer
- Government Regulations for the Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical Industries (See Close-Up: CBET partners with CSI.)
- 21 CFR Part 58 GLP for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies
- 21 CFR Part 820 cGMP for Medical Devices
- (cGMP) for the Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Industry
- Document Management Systems for Regulated Industries
- System Life Cycle Validation
- Bio-analytical Method Validation
- Clinical Trial Management
How it works
CBET faculty will create non-credit courses, workshops or seminars customized to the specific needs of your employees. These are not “one size fits all” courses designed without your input or that force you to guess whether the content will be valuable to you. Because each course is unique to your needs, the cost will depend on the length of the program and the number of enrollees.
Initiating a course
If you are:
- a biotech or biopharmaceutical company interested in providing customized training for your technical or non-technical workforce, or
- a member of an accrediting organization and might like to partner with CBET to offer a course to your membership, or
- a biotech worker, attorney or educator and would like to see CBET offer a course for your professional group,
please e-mail a request form or contact the CBET Office at 585 475-2532.
