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A Real Life Proposition

A Real Life Proposition. Salt Lake Community College Biotechnology Program. Initiated in August 2001 Seed money provided by a 3-year NSF grant 2-year A.A.S. created 1-year high school program . Mission. Generate interest in science Train students in basic lab skills

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A Real Life Proposition

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  1. A Real Life Proposition

  2. Salt Lake Community CollegeBiotechnology Program • Initiated in August 2001 • Seed money provided by a 3-year NSF grant • 2-year A.A.S. created • 1-year high school program

  3. Mission • Generate interest in science • Train students in basic lab skills • Provide challenging research opportunities • Support local bioscience industry • Support state economic development

  4. High School Program • One year, juniors or seniors • 13 high schools • > 500 high school students • Emphasis on hands on, problem-solving • Concurrent enrollment credit • Site of early college high school, Itineris

  5. SLCC 2-Year A.A.S. • Three wet labs, computer lab, cell culture facility • 2 FT faculty; 11 adjunct faculty • 61 college students; 31 graduates • Foreign exchange program • New track in Biomanufacturing training • Creating 4-year completion

  6. Challenges • Required college internship • Approx 65% high school students juniors • Entrepreneurial environment • Challenging research opportunities

  7. Non-profit contract research organization • Commonly used business model • Requires minimal start-up • Custom fit competencies • Flexible • Legitimate research

  8. Student Training Added Value To Industry Economic Development Mutually BeneficialPartnerships

  9. Student Commitment • One half to one year • 5-7 hr per week • Attendance at lab meetings • Professionalism • Enthusiasm!

  10. Benefits to Students • Concurrent enrollment credit • High school internship credit • Research and on-the-job training • Industry interaction • National meeting attendance

  11. Company Commitment • Serve on advisory board • 100% consumables • User fee • Champion program

  12. Benefits to Companies • Motivated interns……free! • Research progress • Tax deductions • Equipped labs • Experienced scientific staff • Public relations boost • State leverage “It’s [InnovaBio] really given us the ability to do research we didn’t have the time to do” Mike Mostert, CEO Lifespan Technologies

  13. State Economic Development • Start-up support • Incentive for start-ups to come to…. • Better trained workforce • Attract mature companies • Greater industry involvement Academic Programs that support economic development in the State of Utah: Salt Lake Community College’s Biotechnology Program and University of Utah’s TechVenture office. Utah Business “Best of Business” 2005

  14. Where are we so far? • Six contracts • 27 interns 2004-2005 • 23 interns 2005-2006 • Diversifying intern pool • Website launch • Provide research for 4-year program • Business documents • Business model, business plan, client contract, evaluations, company policy manual

  15. “We’re helping students because they get the industry experience they might not otherwise have at this point in their education. With this program, students learn [both] what [the] industry needs and the business side of industries like biotechnology” Mike Mostert, CEO, Lifespan Technologies “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after high school. But after the experience and exposure to the biotechnology world, I’m focused on a career in forensic science. There’s no way I would have had this kind of exposure without this program.” Kasey Thompson, InnovaBio intern from Riverton High School

  16. Some real success stories!!! • Allison Johnson – OmniLytics • Nyki Sargent – Sorenson Genomics • Andrew Ohlweiler – Sorenson Genomics • Thor Rogers – HyClone Labs • Loren Wardle – ARUP Labs • Andy Mulcock – ARUP Labs

  17. Lessons We Have Learned! • Sustainability • Adjusted business model • Expanded intern base • Greater business support • More focused marketing • Administrative buy-in

  18. Is Replicable? YES!!!!

  19. Partners • Box Hill Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia • Montana State University

  20. Future Directions • Increase business development support • Emphasis on business interns • Begin corporate solicitation • Service-based contracts • Faculty internships • Student stipends • Integrate entrepreneurialism and innovation • Add new division: biomanufacturing • “how to” manual

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