Past Events

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 InnovATEBIO 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 manufacturing ... Read more

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Thu, Jan 13 2022 to Sun, Jan 16 2022

We are pleased to announce the 1st Virtual Hackathon for Developing CURES in Antibody Engineering. This event will take place January 13-16th, 2022. We are extending the application date - Applications are due by November 19th .

This work is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program ( DUE 2055036 ) and is being carried out in collaboration with the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy ... Read more

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Thu, Jan 13 2022 to Wed, Mar 2 2022
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

U.S. Department of Energy Announces New AlgaePrize Student Competition

STUDENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WILL COMPETE TO DEVELOP, DESIGN, AND INVENT ALGAL TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS THROUGH ALGAE COMMERCIALIZATION

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), in collaboration with the Algae Foundation and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have announced a new AlgaePrize ... Read more

Fri, Dec 10 2021

InnovATE BIO is hosting a series of virtual regional community meetings for InnovATE BIO Biotechnology Program Directors with the goal of further sharing the work of InnovATE BIO and providing a space for networking and conversation within the InnovATE BIO community. Programs have been assigned to meeting dates based on geographic region.

States & Territories attending this meeting: Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Registration details will be emailed to InnovATE BIO Biotech Program Directors who ... Read more

Fri, Dec 3 2021

InnovATE BIO is hosting a series of virtual regional community meetings for InnovATE BIO Biotechnology Program Directors with the goal of further sharing the work of InnovATE BIO and providing a space for networking and conversation within the InnovATE BIO community. Programs have been assigned to meeting dates based on geographic region.

States & Territories attending this meeting: California

Program directors from other regions are also welcome to attend!

Registration details will be emailed to InnovATE BIO ... Read more

Fri, Dec 3 2021
student in lab

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 institutions and their regional industry partners together to identify the technical skills and knowledge needed for the development, manufacture, and testing of these advanced therapies.

Labor market needs, technical skill standards, course requirements, and newly developed lab-based curriculum will be discussed in the webinar. Read more

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Tue, Nov 23 2021
NIH Community College Day Logo

The 2021 NIH Virtual Community College Day will be held on Tuesday, November 23rd - 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. This year's program will highlight biomedical careers, a science talk on "COVID Vaccine: Debunking the Myths", and a 10 year celebration of the NIH Community College Summer Enrichment Program. There will be a faculty breakout session on “The Virtual Teaching Experience: Innovations, Strategies and Lessons Learned”


Please REGISTER by November 1st.


Please check the website ... Read more

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Fri, Nov 19 2021

InnovATE BIO is hosting a series of virtual regional community meetings for InnovATE BIO Biotechnology Program Directors with the goal of further sharing the work of InnovATE BIO and providing a space for networking and conversation within the InnovATE BIO community. Programs have been assigned to meeting dates based on geographic region.

States & Territories attending this meeting: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

Registration details will be emailed to InnovATE BIO Biotech ... Read more

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