CSO

As a Seattle resident, this field in Walla Walla, Washington, an area famous for growing sweet onions, looked the way I expected.

Downtown Walla Walla was a different story. We visited Walla Walla last September and found the streets lined with winery tasting rooms. Walla Walla's wine industry grew from 20 wineries in 2000 to 140 in 2014 (1) and several have tasting rooms in downtown Walla Walla.

This amazing proliferation of wineries and their tasting rooms results from a unique collaboration between entrepreneurs, investors, the state government, and Walla Walla Community College. All these groups... Read more

In March 2019, members of Bio-Link and the AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center participated in a panel at the annual ABRF conference. The ABRF stands for the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. These are the laboratories at Universities, companies, and research institutions, that provide core services like DNA sequencing, imaging, and proteomics. Panelists discussed the role of community colleges in educating the biotechnology workforce and some of the innovative strategies for providing students with hands-on experience such as contract service labs, and community college incubators. College-run contract service labs and core labs at academic institutions have many features in common so... Read more

At this year's ABRF (Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities) annual meeting (March 23-26, 2019) Bio-Link is hosting session entitled " Community colleges: the new frontier for advanced biotechnology education and laboratory services ." The goal of this session is to introduce ABRF members to Bio-Link and introduce Bio-Link members to ABRF because both groups have so many common goals that include biotech education, contract services, and technology interests. Read more

Biotech learning takes more than books, computers, classrooms and even teachers. To really know how to do something in the field of biotechnology, you need to have a chance to DO it. The AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center and the Bio-Link National Center know this, and have, over the years, worked hard to support opportunities for students to have real world, hands on experiences. In 2012, Bio-Link National Center sponsored a CSO Summit. In 2017, the AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center and the Bio-Link National Center co-sponsored a CSO Summit. The 2017 meeting brought together innovative faculty from across the nation... Read more