Registration for the 4-week and 8-week, “Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing – A Hands-On Approach” programs is now closed. Please check back on our website for updates on the next cohort.

Train to be a Biomanufacturing Technician

Earn & Learn with potential to make $25/hr
Rewarding careers in high growth Industry Promising
Long-term Job Prospects
Stipend-$1600 at end of training
Average starting salary $52,000/yr

Funding is available for WPI BETC’s “Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing – A Hands-On Approach” program, subsidized by the MLSC Pathmaker grant. This collaboration fast-tracks Massachusetts residents into life-sciences employment, bridging talent with opportunity.

Program Details & Eligibility

Massachusetts is a global leader in biomanufacturing and the industry continues to grow in New England. WPI developed this fundamentals program in collaboration with many of the region’s leading biomanufacturing companies to give adult learners the basic skills and knowledge they need to seek entry-level jobs in the industry. This eight-week evening certificate program is taught by WPI instructors and biomanufacturing industry professionals. It includes a mix of classroom instruction and hands-on learning in small teams working on state-of-the-art biomanufacturing equipment.

Who Should Attend

Displaced Workers
Career Changers
Workers seeking to broaden their skills and make an impact
Individuals traditionally underrepresented in Life sciences
Perfect for individuals that work during the day

Program Overview

8-weeks
Evening program (05:00pm-09:00pm)
State-of-the-Art Lab and Equipment
Hands-on and Classroom Instruction
Industry -Working Instructors

Requirements

18 years old +
Massachusetts Resident
Read and Write English
Basic Math Skills
Possess High School Diploma or Equivalent

Additional details of the assessment will be provided upon submitting registration. Contact the BETC with questions at betc@wpi.edu

Program Includes

Performing activities in compliance with the cGMP’s (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) that are mandated by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)
A tour of AbbVie in Worcester
Operation of critical equipment and instruments such as bioreactors, purification columns, harvesting equipment (centrifuges, depth filters, etc.) biosafety cabinets and analytical instruments
Experience single-use and stainless steel equipment
Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for these operations
Completing production batch records
Filling out equipment checklists and logs
Demonstrating conduct in compliance with FDA regulations and expectations

Special Features

Attendees actively participate in a full biomanufacturing process that includes the following unit operations:

Cell culture operations
Media preparation/seed inoculums
Aseptic processing in biosafety cabinet
Centrifugation
Buffer preparation
Tangential flow concentration and diafiltration
Purification process (column chromatography)
Column packing and qualification
Filtration and integrity testing
Analytical instrumentation and lab calculations

Once the hands-on processing section of the course begins, participants will be divided into small groups. These groups will rotate through the appropriate unit operations, each led by an instructor who is a subject matter expert from industry. The unique design of this certificate program features not only learning the technical and scientific principles of each unit operation, but also performing each operation under simulated cGMP conditions. This program has been designed to allow the participants to network with the instructors, who are subject matter experts. Some of these instructors are also hiring managers from biomanufacturing organizations who need to employ trained and skilled individuals to enhance their workforces. Subscribe Now