Welcome to NC Community Colleges BioNetwork
Triad BioNight is the marquee event for our region’s biotechnology community led by the Advisory Committee for Biotechnology in the Piedmont Triad and the Piedmont Triad Office of the N.C. Biotechnology Center. This event attracts several hundred leaders from academia, industry, and government from the region and across the state and features awards to celebrate biotechnology leadership in the region.
Read more...CED Life Science Conference, February 15-16, 2012 - Register Now!
Join industry leaders from the life science community at the CED Life Science Conference, hosted by CED in partnership with the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and NC Biosciences Organization.
Read more...BioNetwork Pharmaceutical Center & Analytical Training Lab Spring 2012 Courses - Register Now!
Register now for the Spring 2012 courses at our state of the art Pharmaceutical Center & Analytical Training Lab.
Read more...North Carolina's workforce training capabilities helped bring Novartis to the Tar Heel State.
The ability of North Carolina to train the work force needed to implement that plan brought Novartis to the Tar Heel State.
Read more...Gamification: Using Game Mechanics to Enhance eLearning
BioNetwork's Gaming and Simulation Coordinator, Rick Raymer, shares his experience with using proven game mechanics and motivational techniques to strengthen interactive experiences.
Read more...BioNetwork Releases new Interactive eLearning Tools for Fall Semester
BioNetwork is supporting the efforts of community college faculty across the state by releasing 4 new Interactive eLearning Tools just in time for the fall semester. The new modules address the topics of Gas Chromatography, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Autoclave Operation, and Aseptic Technique.
Read more...The North Carolina Community College System offers a wide variety of life science educational and industrial training opportunities throughout the state. Search the following categories to find the opportunity that best fits your needs.
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Interactive E-Learning Tools
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Try your hand at operating a virtual centrifuge, gowning for the cleanroom, or practice lab safety through these exciting and interactive e-learning tools. Read more... |
Instructional Videos
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BioNetwork's YouTube channel features over 40 videos to help learners prepare for a hands-on lab experience. Watch the procedure, then do it yourself! Read more... |
AP - In a Jan. 26 story about food labeling legislation, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Syngenta had announced plans to begin testing genetically modified wheat. Syngenta spokesman Paul Minehart said the company halted work on genetically modified wheat several years ago.
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Newly discovered mutations
in two adjacent genes cause a rare genetic brain condition called Joubert
syndrome, according to a new study.
AP - Some Washington state wheat farmers have thrown their support behind legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified foods, giving food safety advocates fresh hope that lawmakers also will get behind the bill.
AP - Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve.
AP - Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve.
LiveScience.com - Thoroughbred horses owe their amazing sprinting capabilities to just a couple of ancestors, according to a new study that traces the genetics of these racehorses.
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified three
new genomic regions they believe are linked with breast cancer that may
help explain why some women develop the disease.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Using human embryonic stem
cells to treat the eye disease macular degeneration appears to be safe and
leads to some vision improvement, a small, early-stage study found.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Using human embryonic stem
cells to treat the eye disease macular degeneration appears to be safe and
leads to some vision improvement, a small, early-stage study found.
AP - A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines derived from or inspired by the cannabis plant itself could soon be making their way to pharmacy shelves, according to drug companies, small biotech firms and university scientists.
BioNetwork supports the mission of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) aligning world class workforce training and education to the Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life science industries. BioNetwork trains at all levels of this industry, upgrading the skills of incumbent workers, from entry level to management. Our seven centers, strategically and geographically positioned, develop short and curriculum designed courses to meet the needs of industry. The centers themselves are staffed with highly skilled industry trained experts that are constantly developing workforce training programs that can be delivered anywhere in North Carolina.
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Impact Magazine
Learn more about the NCCCS BioNetwork in the new biotechnology and Life Science magazine, Impact.