Dr. Lisa Smelser has been making a difference in peoples' lives for a long time. She served as the Biotechnology Chair for Central Carolina Community College where she sparked generational change, encouraging students to attend and complete BioWork certificates and degrees in biomanufacturing/bioprocessing fields. But her impact was felt far ...
Created by Julie Griffin, Johnston County Community College. Purpose of IB2F: The intention of this type of event is to encourage those working in industry to consider faculty positions upon retirement or as an adjunct supplementing current industry positions. Planning: 1. Create an Eventbrite ticket or Google Form for industry ...
The June 2023 InnovATEBIO Summit encouraged community college faculty, trade organizations, economic development groups, industry partners, and others to start working together as state teams to support biotech workforce education. Team North Carolina dug right in. They worked together at the summit and continued to work on an action plan ...
In the early 1980s, Genentech produced the first biotech drug – insulin. North Carolina’s leaders took note, and planted the seeds to grow a life science sector in North Carolina. In 1984, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center formed as a private, nonprofit company – the first state-funded effort to grow ...
