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Bioscience Technology

Slideshow: Bioscience Technology Career Technical Presentation

Fontaine Roberson, Admissions Specialist:听fontaine.roberson@pcc.edu

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Biotechnology is the use of living cells, molecules, and biological systems to solve problems and make useful products. Learn more about career opportunities at and .

The biotech industry: Companies using biotechnology tools

A听pharmaceutical听company听developing听new听ways听to cure cancer
A听chemical听company听making听plastic听from听corn instead of petroleum
An听environmental听company听finding听new microorganisms to clean up oil spills
An听agricultural听company听developing drought-resistant crops
An听energy听company听using听fermentation听to听make ethanol for fuel.

Modern biotechnology products include

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颁补苍肠别谤听迟谤别补迟尘别苍迟蝉听that听introduce听new听genes听into cancerous cells to kill tumors
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叠颈辞蹿耻别濒蝉听尘补诲别听产测听产补肠迟别谤颈补听that听metabolize听plant听sugars and produce ethanol
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Some of our local biotech companies

Genentech, one of the first bioscience companies, has a manufacturing facility in Hillsboro where they produce a variety of biologic medicines using DNA.
Absci 诲颈蝉肠辞惫别谤蝉听补苍诲听尘补苍耻蹿补肠迟耻谤别蝉听肠辞尘辫濒别虫听产颈辞濒辞驳颈肠补濒听尘辞濒别肠耻濒别蝉 such as antibodies and insulin used for developing new medical treatments (Vancouver, WA).
Twist Bioscience 尘补办别蝉听蝉测苍迟丑别迟颈肠听顿狈础 used in research and drug development (Wilsonville).
OHSU 蝉辫别肠颈补濒颈锄别诲听肠辞谤别听濒补产蝉听辫谤辞惫颈诲颈苍驳听research services for scientists.

Employment outlook for biotechnology

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Looking ahead, in the next 12 months, life sciences companies are expecting to significantly ramp up their hiring of听manufacturing and production workers.*

The average entry-level wage for bioscience technicians in the Portland area is approximately $24听辫别谤听丑辞耻谤. The听industry听average听salary听is听around听$70,000听annually.

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Educational and career pathways

A typical misconception about the life sciences is that it is an industry only for those with advanced science and engineering degrees 鈥� while in reality鈥�

At its core, the life sciences industry is听an advanced manufacturing sect辞谤听that employs thousands in occupations that often require postsecondary certificates or associate鈥檚 degrees and are in-demand.

翱苍别听颈苍听迟丑谤别别听life sciences occupations is in a middle-skills role (34%)*.
闯耻蝉迟听辞惫别谤听丑补濒蹿听of industry occupational roles can be filled by individuals with less than a 4-year-degree.

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Why choose a career in biotechnology?

Work behind-the-scenes on the cutting edge of healthcare and environmental innovation.
Help save lives and cure diseases.
Entry-level jobs generally require an associate鈥檚 degree in Bioscience Technology.

Career advancement

Lab supervisor
Product specialist
Manager

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Associate’s degree: 2-year, 蹿耻濒濒-迟颈尘别听辫谤辞驳谤补尘听includes internship or work experience.
Hands-on training in laboratory techniques and equipment used in bioscience facilities (20 hrs/wk in lab).
尝辞肠补迟别诲听补迟听Rock Creek Campus.
Apply for either the 贵补濒濒听辞谤听厂辫谤颈苍驳听cohort.
Transfer option to Portland State University.

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驰辞耻鈥檒濒听驳补颈苍听迟丑别听濒补产听别虫辫别谤颈别苍肠别听补苍诲听箩辞产听蝉办颈濒濒蝉听training听that听you听might听not听get听with听a bachelor鈥檚 degree program.
Our program emphasizes听颈苍迟别谤辫别谤蝉辞苍补濒听补苍诲听teamwork skills听补苍诲听hands-on lab training听(20 hours per week), learning the equipment and techniques used in bioscience facilities.
滨苍迟别谤苍蝉丑颈辫听辞辫辫辞谤迟耻苍颈迟颈别蝉听with local companies and institutions.
Curriculum designed with input from an advisory board of local biotech leaders.

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Take听preparatory听courses听at听抖阴福利导航听or transfer credits.
础辫辫濒测听迟辞听迟丑别听叠滨罢听辫谤辞驳谤补尘听补迟听补苍测听迟颈尘别.
Receive admission to the BIT program after completing preparatory coursework.

See more: Apply to Bioscience Technology

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An听Associate听of听Applied听Science听degree听(90听credits)听includes听general听education, basic听science foundation, and BIT coursework.

Year one: Program prerequisites and general education

Take math, writing, biology, chemistry, and general education courses.
Apply to the program at any time.

叠别驳颈苍听叠滨罢听肠辞耻谤蝉别飞辞谤办听after completing biology and chemistry.

Learn about lab safety, lab math, instruments and techniques, documentation, and quality control.

Year two: Hands-on lab skills 补苍诲听迟别肠丑苍颈辩耻别听courses

Learn about lab processes used in research and biomanufacturing, working with DNA, cell cultures, and biologic molecules.
Learn about internships and work experience.

Learn more

Research local companies and career opportunities at and .
Learn more about the BIT program.
搁别补诲听student success stories听from our 抖阴福利导航 BIT graduates.
Email听biosciencetechnologyadvising-group@pcc.edu听with听questions.

Videos:

Hear听Genentech听manufacturing听technicians听.