Past Events

Fri, Mar 11 2022
students in lab

Welcome to the InnovATE BIO 2022 series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

In these talks, we'll learn about promoting more inclusive workplace practices and about working with industry to develop courses in genome editing.

Each talk will ... Read more

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Wed, Mar 9 2022

The Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) will be holding a Virtual Town Hall. on Weds. March 9th, on our joint project for developing the core technology workforce. They will be discussing the grant application to establish a consortium with community colleges to develop programs to prepare students for careers in core facilities.

ABRF project Task Force members will share details on the benefits for Core facilities to participate and learn more about the interests and personnel needs of Core labs across the country. They will also discuss the opportunities ... Read more

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Fri, Mar 4 2022
CCSF Summer internship students

Welcome to the InnovATE BIO 2022 series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

In these talks, we'll learn about students' career choices in Minnesota and about developing a pathway from high school to community college.

Each talk will be 20 ... Read more

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Fri, Feb 18 2022
cell culture

Welcome to the InnovATE BIO 2022 series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technology Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

In this talk, we'll look behind the curtain at an ATE project in the process of being developed. This talk will describe how a partnership between the Association of ... Read more

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Fri, Feb 11 2022
gene editing

Welcome to the InnovATE BIO 2022 series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

In these talks, we'll learn about educating technicians in CRISPR-based gene editing program and about developing a new biotech program at Harford Community College. ... Read more

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Fri, Feb 4 2022
Biotech student and instructor

Welcome to the second set of talks in the InnovATE BIO 2022 series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

In these second two talks, we'll learn about the Wistar Institute's Biomedical Technician Training program and about using a hackathon to develop ... Read more

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Wed, Feb 2 2022
American Association of Community Colleges

Has your college been an ATE or another NSF program grantee? Keep the momentum going! The ATE program encourages you to expand and build on your recent or current ATE grant efforts and/or move into a different area of technology. ATE-funded projects enable you to move up to larger scope of work or shift the focus of your work to another area of technician education. How do requirements and reviewer expectations change when you take the next step? Where can you get help to make your proposal more competitive? Learn the answers to these questions along with strategies, insider tips, and ... Read more

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Fri, Jan 28 2022 to Fri, Apr 15 2022

The National Science Foundation's Advanced Technology Education program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive the US economy. As a National ATE Center, InnovATE BIO works to showcase biotech-related ATE projects and mentor prospective ATE PIs.

This spring InnovATE BIO is hosting a series of webinars featuring biotech-related ATE projects. We are grateful for the opportunity to have ATE PIs come talk to you about their projects. We hope these talks encourage you to think about writing and submitting your own proposals to ... Read more

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Fri, Jan 28 2022

Welcome to the first talk in the InnovATE BIO 2022 series of virtual ATE project talks. Leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US will be sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

In these first two talks, we'll learn about an industry-validated credential for biotechnicians (BACE) offered through ... Read more

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Mon, Jan 24 2022
A technician culturing cells

Cell-based and gene therapy products are a growing area and becoming a major component of the biotechnology industry. The Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies (WEBET) project, funded by NIIMBL, brings six InnovATE BIO college programs and their regional industry partners together to identify the technical skills and knowledge needed for the development, manufacture, and testing of these advanced therapies.

This Train the Trainer session focuses on the QC analytics, microbiological control approaches and regulatory requirements associated with ... Read more

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