Educational Resources

Lyophilization

eLearning

Lyophilization, or freeze drying, is an important process to the biopharmaceutical industry. Operate a virtual lyophilizer and explore the process of freeze drying a product.

Manufacturing Facility Tour

eLearning

Are you interested in a career in biotechnology or manufacturing? This short interactive exploration provides a peek inside a typical manufacturing facility to show the types of environments and processes you can expect…

Manufacturing Safety

eLearning

A safe and healthy environment is crucial to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Explore the three levels of control used to protect workers from hazards and mitigate risks in the workplace in this guided…

Measuring Volume - Beakers, Cylinders, Erlenmeyer Flasks, & Volumetric Flasks

Video

BioNetwork's Greg Smith demonstrates the typical pieces of glassware used for measuring volume in a life science laboratory.

Mechanical Grape Harvesting

Video

Mechanical grape harvesting is the most efficient method of removing grapes from the vines. A mechanical harvester vibrates the vines. The grapes fall off the vine and drop onto a conveyor belt. The belt moves the…

Media Prep

Video

In order to grow, cells need very specific environmental conditions such as food, energy, proper temperature and humidity. When growing cells in the lab, we have to create these conditions using culture media. In this…

Media Preparation

eLearning

Culture media is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of a variety of different types of organisms or cells. In this activity, we'll practice preparing culture media by examining which area of the bathroom has…

Metric Conversions

eLearning

Metric Conversions is an excellent tool for refreshing your knowledge of dimensional analysis, English-to-Metric, Metric-to-English, and Metric-to-Metric conversions.

Metric Conversions

Video

Nick Hendley, BioWork instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, explains metric prefixes and demonstrates several conversion examples.

Microbiology and Contamination Control

Video

This module discusses the types of contamination and what are the risks associated with unchecked contamination. The microbiology of unwanted microorganisms or Biological contamination is reviewed to provide a basic…