Building Cooperative Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Network

BioTnet (Biomanufacturing Training Network) is a cooperative training network for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector. The network is made up of private and public Massachusetts-based teaching institutes that offer education and training resources
Categories
Incumbent worker training
Project status
100% Completed

Industry Need

Industry has disconnected training resources that often overlap resulting in inefficiencies and unreliable outcomes for industry.

Solution

BioTnet (Biomanufacturing Training Network) is a training network made up of private and public Massachusetts-based teaching institutes that offer training resources at all post-secondary education levels. The central idea is shared biomanufacturing workforce development curricula that has direct industry input. This network is intended to act as a scale-down model which can be franchised to different states and/or regions overseen by NIIMBL in a hub-and-spoke type model. In particular, this project addressed the problems of disconnected training resources as well as curriculum development to address training resource gaps. 


Outputs/Deliverables

OUTPUTS

  • The deliverable of a consolidated report indicating agreement/ commitment of identified resources for each of the proposed courses is complete
  • 4 Courses were developed and delivered including Industrial Lyophilization Training, Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy Manufacturing, Bioprocess Data Analytics, and Machine Learning, and Statistics 101 and Statistical Quality Control for Biopharmaceuticals
  • A "Phase 2" plan draft was also delivered


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Project Lead

University of Massachusetts Lowell

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Participating Organizations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Medical School

University of Massachusetts Medical School