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Bay Area Biotech Consortium,Career Pathways Project Paige Lloyd, Genentech Eduardo Kiryczun, San Mateo County WIB William Watson, Skyline College BIOWORKFORCE NETWORK
The Partners • Genentech • Ohlone Community College • Skyline Community College • San Mateo County WIB • Alameda County WIB • California, EDD • EDAB • Gruber & Pereira &Adecco, Bayer, Chiron, Abgenix, Baxter, Cell Genesys, … BIOWORKFORCE NETWORK
Bay Area Biotech Consortium Career Pathways Project • 150 Bio-pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technicians • 40 Quality Control Technicians • $2,000,000 Federal Investment • 2 Bio-pharmaceutical Manufacturing Training programs @ 2 Community Colleges • An effective and growing relationship between Industry, Community College and the Workforce Investment System. BIOWORKFORCE NETWORK
San Francisco Bay Area 600 Bioscience Companies 820 Life Science Companies 85,000+ Employed 3 to 5 Major Research Universities 3 National Laboratories 24% of the U.S. Biotech Market Capitalization 30% of U.S. Venture Capital Funding (2004) and The Birth Place of the Biotechnology Industry Bio Bay the Demand Side BIOWORKFORCE NETWORK