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.
Search Our Online Catalog
Interactive E-Learning Tools
 |
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
 |
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... |
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop
Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked
to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new
study.
AP - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in 2007 he would shed any investments that conflicted with Republican positions on hot-button domestic and foreign policy issues. But Romney's family trusts kept some of those holdings and repeatedly bought new ones until 2010, when they were finally sold off for more than $3 million, according to a detailed review of Romney's financial records by The Associated Press.
LiveScience.com - Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but how did they get there? Our gender differences might be a function of how our brains react to hormones, a new study on mice suggests.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Treating stroke patients with
stem cells taken from their own bone marrow appears to safely help them
regain some of their lost abilities, two small new studies suggest.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Treating stroke patients
with stem cells taken from their own bone marrow appears to safely help
them regain some of their lost abilities, two small new studies
suggest.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying the link
between diabetes and a hormone that affects your so-called "body clock"
have identified a genetic mutation in the receptor for the hormone,
melatonin, that may to boost the risk of the disease.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying the link
between diabetes and a hormone that affects your so-called "body clock"
have identified a genetic mutation in the receptor for the hormone,
melatonin, that may to boost the risk of the disease.
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum suspended his bid for the GOP nod to run against Barack Obama when his daughter, Bella Santorum, was hospitalized, according to the Associated Press. Bella suffers from Trisomy 18, a rare genetic disorder in which a baby has some or all of an extra chromosome. While it is always tragic for a parent to face losing a child, the situation highlights a political issue: Santorum's hypocrisy on health care, abortion and embryonic stem cell research.
AP - A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
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.
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.
Connect With Us
Map Search
Click the map to find a life science degree program in your region.
Upcoming BioForum
Impact Magazine
Learn more about the NCCCS BioNetwork in the new biotechnology and Life Science magazine, Impact.