Life Sciences Industry Partners Host Interns from Athens Community Career Academy Biomanufacturing Program.
Athens Bioscience, Inc. worked with an intern from the Biomanufacturing Program at ACCA developed by partnerships including local industry, county and State officials, educators, and Georgia Life Sciences.
“We’ve got many large (biomanufacturing) corporations here in (Athens-Clarke) County,” ACCA Biotechnology Instructor Stan Harrison said. “They need skilled workers and they need them from all walks (of life).”
As the program matures, students engage in internships at local industry sites to learn real-world applications for what they have learned through the Biomanufacturing pathway. Learning outcomes include not only the traditional biotechnology framework, but also automation and engineering fundamentals crucial in today’s biomanufacturing settings.
Interns at Athens Bioscience, Inc. participate in protein production and learn the commercial application of upstream and downstream biomanufacturing. It is programs and collaborations like these which will bring a well-prepared workforce into the life science industry of tomorrow.
“As biomanufacturing continues to grow in Georgia, developing skilled talent locally is more important than ever. These students are gaining experience with the same concepts, processes, and technologies used throughout the industry today, said John Mitchell, CEO, Athens Bioscience
