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Life Sciences/Biotechnology Workshops for Industry Professionals

The Northern California Bay Area Biotechnology Center (NCBC) is offering training workshops for life sciences/biotechnology industry employers and employees. The training is designed to enhance skills in various topics relating to biotechnology, biomedical, medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, and other areas. The workshops are taught by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience. All workshops have interactive activities, hands-on applications and/or practice. Laboratory activities are performed in state-of-the-art, well-equipped labs.

In the last five years, the Northern California Bay Area Biotechnology Center has trained over 1,500 industry professionals from more than 200 companies. See our Clients and Testimonials.

Spring 2013 Life Sciences/Biotechnology Workshops Schedule

• Introduction to Statistics for QA/QC-Basic (PDF), April 30
• Introduction to Statistics for QA/QC-Intermediate (PDF), May 1
• Introduction to Statistics for QA/QC-Advanced (PDF), May 2
• Writing SOPs (PDF), May 8
• Quality System Regulations Med. Devices (PDF), May 21-22
• PCR-RT (PDF), May 28-29
• Bioscience for Non-scientists (PDF), May 29-30
• Cell Culture Basics (PDF), June 4-6

For workshop content information select a workshop title above, or download the Life Sciences/Biotechnology Workshops Descriptions Spring 2013 (PDF) and Bios for Life Sciences/Biotechnology Workshop Instructors Spring 2013 (PDF).

Register Today!

Workshops require a registration fee. You must register online at Ohlone College Community Education Registration. For registration questions, contact Community Education at comm_educ@ohlone.edu or (510) 742-2303.

Laboratory workshops have limited space, so register early. Deadline to register is the day before the start of the workshop.

See also Registration Information for Life Sciences/Biotechnology Workshops for important information about space limitations, cancellations, and refunds.

For More Information

For workshop content and other questions, call (510) 659-6184, or send an email to workshops@ohlone.edu, or fax it to (510) 659-6446.

Workshop Locations

• Ohlone College Newark Center
  39399 Cherry Street
  Newark, CA 94560

• Ohlone College Fremont Campus
  43600 Mission Boulevard
  Fremont, CA 94539

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Some workshops may be offered in other locations, so please check the detailed workshop descriptions.

Life Sciences/Biotechnology Workshops for Industry Professionals are sponsored by the Northern California Bay Area Biotechnology Center, an initiative of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office of Workforce and Economic Development, and Ohlone College.