An interesting thread on the topic of educational paths to enter the biotechnology industry has popped up in the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology Linkedin group. Are you intrigued? Do you have any guidance? Hop over and join the discussion.
Check out the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology and my Biotechnology Books for more information on the business of biotechnology.
I’m giving a talk at Pittcon on biotechnology training this spring. As many readers know, I have been very active in biotechnology education through my books and the classes I teach. So, I’ve got a strong sense of the supply-side of biotechnology education and training, and the academic side of biotechnology education, but would like some more perspective on the industry side of biotechnology education and training.
So, I’d like to post an open question:
I want to learn more about the training systems used to bring new hires, with either scientific or business backgrounds, up to speed on the business of biotechnology. What are the methods and tools you use? You may post your response in the comments below, or if you’d rather be off the record, feel free to contact me directly.
Two upcoming talks on biotechnology career development strategies at Johns Hopkins campuses:
Homewood Campus
Friday, Oct. 17th 2008 5:30-7:30pm
Remsen Hall Rm 101
3400 North Charles Street
East Baltimore Campus
Wednesday, Oct. 22nd 2008 5:30-7:30pm
Wood Basic Science Auditorium
725 Wolfe Street
Signed copies of my books will also be available for sale. For more details, contact connect@hopkinsbiotechnetwork.org.
I’ll be giving a talk on “Career Development in Biotechnology” next week in the AstraZeneca seminar series at the University of Toronto. More details are available at the MBiotech website.
Yali Friedman lives in Washington, DC and is author of Building Biotechnology and other books; founder of DrugPatentWatch; and chief editor of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology.
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