A Real Life Proposition

Salt Lake Community CollegeBiotechnology Program

Initiated in August 2001 Seed money provided by a 3-year NSF grant 2-year A.A.S. created 1-year high school program

Mission

Generate interest in science Train students in basic lab skills Provide challenging research opportunities Support local bioscience industry Support state economic development

High School Program

One year, juniors or seniors 13 high schools > 500 high school students Emphasis on hands on, problem-solving Concurrent enrollment credit Site of early college high school, Itineris

SLCC 2-Year A.A.S.

Three wet labs, computer lab, cell culture facility

2 FT faculty; 11 adjunct faculty 61 college students; 31 graduates Foreign exchange program New track in Biomanufacturing training Creating 4-year completion

Challenges

Required college internship Approx 65% high school students juniors Entrepreneurial environment Challenging research opportunities

Non-profit contract research organization Commonly used business model Requires minimal start-up Custom fit competencies Flexible Legitimate research

Student Training

Economic Development

Added ValueTo Industry

Mutually BeneficialPartnerships

Student Commitment

One half to one year 5-7 hr per week Attendance at lab

meetings Professionalism Enthusiasm!

Benefits to Students

Concurrent enrollment credit

High school internship credit

Research and on-the-job training

Industry interaction National meeting

attendance

Company Commitment

Serve on advisory board

100% consumables User fee Champion program

Benefits to Companies

Motivated interns……free!

Research progress Tax deductions Equipped labs Experienced scientific

staff Public relations boost State leverage

“It’s [InnovaBio] really givenus the ability to do research

we didn’t have the time to do”

Mike Mostert, CEOLifespan Technologies

State Economic Development

Start-up support Incentive for start-ups to

come to…. Better trained workforce

Attract mature companies Greater industry

involvement

Academic Programs that support economic development in the

State of Utah: Salt Lake Community

College’s Biotechnology Programand University of Utah’s

TechVenture office.

Utah Business “Best of Business” 2005

Where are we so far?

Six contracts 27 interns 2004-2005 23 interns 2005-2006 Diversifying intern pool Website launch Provide research for 4-year program Business documents

Business model, business plan, client contract, evaluations, company policy manual

“We’re helping students because they get the industry experiencethey might not otherwise have at this point in their education.

With this program, students learn [both] what [the] industry needs and the business side of industries like biotechnology”

Mike Mostert, CEO, Lifespan Technologies

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after high school. But after the experience and exposureto the biotechnology world, I’m focused on acareer in forensic science. There’s no way I

would have had this kind of exposure withoutthis program.”

Kasey Thompson, InnovaBio intern fromRiverton High School

Some real success stories!!!

Allison Johnson – OmniLytics Nyki Sargent – Sorenson Genomics Andrew Ohlweiler – Sorenson Genomics Thor Rogers – HyClone Labs Loren Wardle – ARUP Labs Andy Mulcock – ARUP Labs

Lessons We Have Learned!

Sustainability Adjusted business model

Expanded intern base Greater business support More focused marketing Administrative buy-in

Is Replicable?

YES!!!!

Partners

Box Hill Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia

Montana State University

Future Directions

Increase business development support Emphasis on business interns Begin corporate solicitation

Service-based contracts Faculty internships Student stipends Integrate entrepreneurialism and innovation Add new division: biomanufacturing “how to” manual