Laney College
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Laney College Biomanufacturing
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InnovATEBIO member(s):
Leslie Blackie
Douglas Bruce
Kevin T Davis
Articulation:
Courses transfer to the college(s) listed below:
The A.S. degree is transferable to Solano Community College’s bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in biomanufacturing
Where have our graduates been hired?
(Includes internships)
ABPDU, AGC Biologics, Amyris, BABEC,Baxter/Baxalta, BBI Solutions (was BBI Detection), BioMarin, Boehringer-Ingelheim, CMC Biologics, Controlled Contamination, Correlia Biosystems, Culture Biosciences, Dynavax, ForteBio, Geltor, Genentech, Genomic Health (now Exact Sciences), Genewiz, Gilead, Impax (now Amneal Pharmaceuticals), Intuitive Surgical, Invuity, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Lonza, Monogram Biosciences, National Food Labs, Novartis, Pacific Biolabs, Penumbra, Perfect Day Foods, Pfizer (was Medivation), Pivot Bio, PPD, Pow.bio, ProMab, Prozyme, Rainin, RJR Polymers, Roche, Rodan and Fields, Sepragen, Stryker, Synvivia, Thermo Fisher, Twist, USDA, Wild Earth, Zosano Pharma, Zymergen
Program description:
The Biomanufacturing program at Laney College is built on a career ladders model.
- Certificate of Proficiency in Biomanufacturing Skills (Fast track) 9 units - one semester, Courses - Fundamentals of Biotech lab class (2 units), Math for Lab scientists (3 units), Inorganic Chemistry Lecture and Lab (4 units)
- Certificate of Achievement in Biomanufacturing (17 units) - two semesters, All of the above classes plus Principles of Biomanufacturing lecture class (3 units), Microbiology lecture and lab (5 units)
- Associates of Science in Biomanufacturing Production - two years, All of the above classes plus the following and the General education Requirements as found in the Laney Catalog
- Lab classes: Good Manufacturing Practices and Safe Chemical Handling (1 unit), Clean Room (1 unit), PCR (1 unit), Quality Control (1 unit), Bioreactor Cell Culture and Protein Recovery (4 units)
- Lecture classes: Scientific Communication (3 units), Business and Regulatory Practices in Biomanufacturing (3 units)
Laney College
Oakland
CA
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MSI Status:
- AANAPISI: Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution
This program has an industry advisory board
ATE Project(s):
K-12 Partners
School Partner(s): Dual Credit Partner(s): School Partners (non-members):Alameda High School--articulation agreement
Grant Support:
Innovation Award from the California State Department of Finance
ISPIC (round 1 and round 2) from the CA State Chancellor’s Office
Award Type(s):
State Grant
CSO or Incubator
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Description:
Laney College is a founding member of the BioSCOPE CSO. They produce consumables for local high school biotech programs in partnership with BABEC.
Laney College partners with Indie Bio, a biotech accelerator in San Francisco. The program provide lab space and student interns for Indie Bio companies to run their projects.
