Laney College
Degree / Certificate and Credential(s):
Biomanufacturing
Leslie Blackie
Douglas Bruce
Kevin T Davis
Program Website(s):
Laney College Biomanufacturing
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School Partner(s):
Alameda High School
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
Website Link:
SF Indie Bio
BioSCOPE
Ardra Bio startup partnership
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Location:
Laney College
Oakland
CA
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Graduates from this program have been employed by or interned at:
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)
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