Merck-NJII Biopharmaceutical Training Acceleration Proposal (BTAP)
The purpose of the Merck-NJII Biopharmaceutical Training Acceleration Proposal (BTAP) is to provide funding for the development of a training program to enable incumbent employees in the biopharmaceutical industry
Categories
Incumbent worker training
Talent/ Pipeline development
Project status
100% Completed
Solution
Performance Period: 2/1/2019 to 7/31/2019
The purpose of the Merck-NJII Biopharmaceutical Training Acceleration Proposal (BTAP) is to provide funding for the development of a training program to enable incumbent employees in the biopharmaceutical industry to acquire competencies in the bioprocess development and manufacturing operations related to the biologics field. The proposal is led by Haro Hartounian, Ph.D. of the New Jersey Innovation Institute. He will serve as both the PI and the Project Manager. Steve Dziennik, Ph.D. and Kelly Woltornist of Merck will serve as co-PIs.
Impacts
Training plan and curriculum that is vetted by industry for setting industry training standards
Establishment of proficiency levels for development and technology professionals in each modality
Rapid retraining of incumbent employees to prepare them to move across multiple technical areas
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