Performance Period: 8/15/2018 to 2/15/2020
To address the significant pipeline deficiency of a readily‐available skilled workforce in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) will train forty (40) university and community college students, career changers, and military veterans to become biomanufacturing professionals. “Door‐to‐Floor” is a Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 7 project with the goal to significantly diminish the time it takes for a new hire to add value in their job as biologics manufacturing technicians and engineers. We will immerse trainees in a rigorous digital and hands‐on training program, comprised of more than one hundred (100) hours of cGMP‐ and regulatory‐based curricula, including aseptic cell processing using fixed and single‐use fermentation and purification systems, quality management systems, proper documentation practices, and advanced cell therapy bioprocessing curriculum developed in conjunction with PBS Biotech.
Participants will complete five (5) asynchronous online courses, and then participate in two (2) full weeks of hands‐on training at the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing (NCTM) in College Station, Texas. Upon completion, the “Door‐to‐Floor” project will be at MRL 8, and its technically‐skilled graduates will be ready for immediate employment with National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) industry partners.
“Door-to-floor” will significantly reduce the time needed for new hires to add value to their biopharmaceuticals manufacturing job.
In addition to coursework, trainees will gain hands-on experience in current and emerging technologies through two weeks of training at the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing.
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