(Includes internships)
ACC Bioscience incubator, Agilent (was Stratagene/BioCrest), Alk-Abello, Asuragen, Austin Community College, Bioo Scientific (PerkinElmer), Cenetron, CPL Medical Testing Laboratory, Dendreon, Fabrico Technology Inc., FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Genotox, Insys, IsoStem Inc, KJ Scientific, Luminex, Microbac Laboratories, Microchem Laboratories, Molecular Templates, MD Anderson Cancer Research Center, Mystic Pharmaceuticals, Nuclin, PetaOmics, Pfizer, PPD, Rules-Based Medicine (now MyriadRBM), TeVido BioDevices, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas State University , ThermoFisher (was Ambion), Spot On Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USDA, XBiotech, Xeris, XYZ Laboratories
Biotechnology education got underway at Austin Community College in 1999 when the college became a regional center for Bio-Link. Since that time, Austin has earned a reputation as a leader in biotechnology education. In 2019 ACC became the home for the National Biotechnology Education Center InnovATEBIO.
The Biotechnology Program at Austin Community College works with the local bioscience industry to educate students in basic laboratory skills, math skills, genetic engineering, protein purification, cell culture, quality assurance and quality control principles, regulations, bioinformatics, computer skills, ethics, documentation, and teamwork. Students are educated to work in a variety of positions that span different kinds of companies including Pharmaceutical, Molecular Diagnostics, Manufacturing, Research and Cancer Research, Fisheries and Wildlife and Cell Culture. The State of Texas has adopted the Washington Skill Standards for Biotechnology. The Austin Community College Biotechnology Program was the 1st program in the state to formally adopt these standards and receive program recognition from the Texas Skill Standards Board.
ACC offers four kinds of degrees and certificates:
Credits from the two core courses in the program, Biotech I (1414) and Biotech II (1415) transfer to all public Universities in Texas.