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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...Regenerative medicine's promising future
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (CNN) -- Is it possible for humans to regenerate a damaged body part the way starfish and salamanders can? Will doctors one day be able to replace cancer-ridden organs with healthy ones engineered in a lab? Will lengthy waiting times for organ transplants eventually become a thing of the past?
Read more...Job Opportunities with Covidien
Covidien are looking to hire a Filling Setup Operator and a Packaging Setup Operator (3 Positions). Job descriptions and details on how to apply are attached.
Read more...Annual NC Life Science Announcements Top $1.1 Billion
North Carolina life science companies brought more than $1.1 billion in investments and grants to the State in the twelve months ending April 25, 2011, according to a survey of public announcements conducted by the North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO). The funding includes equity investments, licensing payments, grants, and investments in buildings.
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 70 videos to help learners prepare for a hands-on lab experience. Watch the procedure, then do it yourself! Read more... |
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy. The project, involving the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, the U.S. gene sequencing firm Illumina, geneticists and cancer doctors, aims to find a way to allow more cancer genes be tested in more people. Researchers announcing the 2. ...
Affymetrix Chief Financial Officer Tim Barabe is planning to retire from his post next month. The genetic testing instrument business said Monday that it is promoting Gavin Wood to the position. Barabe's ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.
It’s been 17 years since Dolly the sheep was cloned from a mammary cell. And now scientists applied the same technique to make the first embryonic-stem-cell lines from human skin cells.
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created human stem cells by the same technique that produced Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996: They transplanted genetic material from an adult cell into an egg whose own DNA had been removed. The result is a harvest of human embryonic stem cells, the seemingly magic cells capable of morphing into any of the 200-plus kinds that make up a person. ...
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved a test developed by Roche for a specific gene mutation present in about 10 percent of non-small cell lung cancers, and said the company's drug Tarceva could be used as an initial treatment in patients with the mutation whose cancer has spread beyond the lungs. This marks the first companion diagnostic that detects epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency said. The diagnostic is called the Cobas EGFR Mutation Test. ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a genetic test from Roche to help doctors identify patients who can benefit from a lung cancer drug made by the company's Genentech unit. The diagnostic ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds.
BREAKTHROUGH: A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help men decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it. PROVIDING ANSWERS: Doctors ...
A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it.
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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