biotechnology

NSF invests in fundamental research to support biotechnology and advance the U.S. bioeconomy across the sciences and engineering.

Presented by NSF's Bioeconomy Coordinating Committee and NSF Directorates, this distinguished lecture series will bring in individual speakers and panels representing the science and technology funded by a Directorate every month. Speakers will present on research and broader impacts in areas associated with biotechnology and the bioeconomy that are of interest broadly across the foundation.

All sessions will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern. Individual lectures will run until 12 noon, including question and answer, and panel sessions will... Read more

Biotech is more than just science... it is business.

Because biotech is creating useful products via biological systems, business is a very important part. In the post-bacc program, we have a weekly business class where we learn about the basics of business organization and management.

Earlier in the program we completed an 8-week project where we had to create a mock company and sell a product. At the end of the 8 weeks we were expected to present our companies at a mock venture capital fair. At the fair, students from the associates program would invest in our... Read more