Over the past few years, biotechnology education programs at community colleges have developed several types of innovative contract service operations (CSOs) that serve their local business communities. T he first examples of these contract service organizations were C ontract R esearch O rganizations (CROs), designed to prepare students for the workforce by providing them with internships. Since that time, community college programs have spawned a variety of business-like entities that now include manufacturing services, staffing, consulting, equipment rentals, and incubator space, in addition to contract research.
In April 2012, Bio-Link hosted a summit with the goal of gathering and... Read more
