Moorpark College

Degree / Certificate and Credential(s): 
Biotechnology
Certificate
Associate's Degree
Manufacturing Operator
Certificate
Medical Devices
Certificate
InnovATEBIO member(s): 
Subhash Karkare
Hovik Gasparyan
Program Website(s): 
Moorpark Biotechnology program
Grant Support: 
Industrial Biotechnology Instruction:  A Modular Approach DUE 9950099
Award Type(s): 
NSF-ATE
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Location: 
Moorpark College Moorpark CA

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Graduates from this program have been employed by or interned at: 
Amgen, Shire PLC, Allergan, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Alpha Therapeutics, Life Technologies, Biogen-IDEC, PBS Biotech, Natren
Program description: 
The Biotechnology Training Program at Moorpark is one of three in the State with a comprehensive curriculum in bio-manufacturing. Biotechnology is a rapidly growing industry with projections for continued growth and exciting opportunities for employment. Employees in the Biotechnology industry often work at the cutting edge of technology and have the satisfaction of working to improve and save people’s lives. The program offers an A.S. Degree in Biotechnology, a Certificate of Achievement in Biotechnology, a Biotechnology Manufacturing Operator Certificate of Achievement, and a Certificate of Achievement in Biomedical Device Manufacturing (in collaboration with Ventura College). There are several large Biotechnology companies in Ventura County including Amgen, Shire, and Allergan. In addition, there is a thriving group of small start-up Biotechnology and Medical Device companies growing in the area.

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