BPD "BioGrow: Training and Education Across North Carolina" (In-Person)

Join us on February 17th at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to learn about North Carolina’s excellent opportunities in biologics and pharmaceutical (biopharma) manufacturing! The event is sponsored by Kymanox and open to anyone who would like to learn more! We encourage students, professionals, recruiters, etc. to come to this event.

Hear from local training program representatives, a panel of students who have successfully transitioned from training to life science careers, and a panel of industry representatives sharing what it takes to get hired at their company. Ample networking time with refreshments will allow you to network with our invited speakers and other attendees while you browse training program tables to learn more about their offerings.

Participating training institutions include Alamance Community College, BTEC (at NC State University), BRITE (at NC Central University), BioNetwork, Central Carolina Community College, Durham Technical Community College, Forsyth Technical Community College, Johnston Community College, Vance Granville Community College, and others.

For those who cannot join us in person, we will live-stream the introduction and panel discussions via zoom but will not provide virtual networking opportunities as part of the event. Please visit our virtual event registration page to participate virtually.

Agenda

12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Registration and Networking

1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Introduction

1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Panel discussion - Faces of Success

Former students from local educational programs will discuss how these programs helped to prepare them for a career in biopharma

     Moderator:  Rick Lawless, Workforce Development Director at NCBiotech

     Panelists:

     Elice Kitchen-McKinley – former BTEC student, currently works at Novartis Gene               Therapies

     Chris Carver – former BioWork student at Wake Technical Community College,                 currently works at KBI Biopharma

Lissy Lagos, Apprentice at KBI Biopharma

Chidindu Nkwazema, Process Engineer at Jaguar Gene Therapy

2:15 - 3:10 p.m. Break for Networking

3:10 - 3:15 p.m. Introduction of Industry Panel

3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Panel Discussion

Path to Success - Hiring managers will share their views on skills needed for a successful career in biopharma

     Moderator: Natacha Janvier, Membership Director at NCBIO

     Panelists:

     Valeri Parham – FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

     Christine Coates - Thermo Fisher Scientific

     Wade Smedley - Merck

4:15 - 4:20 p.m. Closing Remarks

4:20 - 5:00 p.m. Networking

Ticket Prices:

Cost for students - $5

Cost for professionals - $10

Cost for job seekers – Free, registration required

Host or Publisher North Carolina Biotechnology Center