Evon Martins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, MCCC

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Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PA
Pharmaceutical Hub

• NBC2 NVC meeting
• February 8, 2008
• QC Biochemistry
• QC Microbiology

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New Advanced Technology Center

• Open Date Fall 2007
• Square Footage 62,000
• Biotechnology/biomanufacturing - 1,000 sq. ft.
  lab and separate tissue culture suite
• 2nd biotech lab available - looking for incubator
  partnership

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Diagram of New Advanced Technology Center
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ATC FLOOR PLAN
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Education Collaborators

• Christopher Harendza, Ph.D., Professor of
  Biology, MCCC, Blue Bell, PA
• Evon Martins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
  Chemistry, MCCC, Blue Bell, PA
• Laura McAtee, Ph.D., Instructor of Chemistry,
  MCCC, Blue Bell, PA
• Lori Dodson, Ph.D., Biotechnology Instructor,
  North Montco Technical Career Center, Lansdale,
  PA
• Scott Manz, Biotechnology Instructor, Central
  Montco Technical High School, Plymouth Meeting,
  PA
• Esther E. Biswas-Fiss, Ph.D., Associate Professor
  and Program Director in Biotechnology, Thomas
  Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
• Sheryl L. Fuller-Espie, Ph.D., DIC, Associate
  Professor of Biology, Science Department Chair,
  Cabrini College, Radnor, PA
• Melanie Lenahan, Ph.D., Instructor and Program
  Director in Biotechnology, Raritan Valley
  Community College, Somerville, NJ
• Randy Libros, Associate Professor of Physics,
  Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
  PA
• Laura Anne Roselli, Instructor and Program
  Consultant for Biotechnology, Burlington County
  College, Mt. Laurel, NJ
• Kathy Webb, Dept. of Science and Technology,
  Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
• Stephen Ziminski, Ph.D., Program Directot in
  Pharmaceutical Product Development, West Chester
  University, West Chester, PA

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Education Partnerships

• Dual Credit
• Central Montco Technical High School
• (Biotechnology 120)
• North Montco Technical High School
• (Biotechnology 120
• Biotechnology 123)

• Articulation
• Cabrini College
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Penn State University, Abington
• West Chester University (to be completed 2008)

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Industry and Government Collaborators

• Thomas Hartnett, P.E., Sr. Director, JJ McNeil,
  Ft. Washington, PA
• Joseph P. Lingle, P.E., Director Facilities
  Operations, GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA
• Thomas B. Lavoie, Ph.D., Section Head, Protein
  Biochemistry, PBL Biomedical Laboratories,
  Piscataway, NJ
• Peter Lowry, Vice President, Operations,Orchestra
  Therapeutics, King of Prussia, PA
• Cynthia Sarnoski, Ph.D. Sr. Vice President,
  Quality, Wyeth, Collegeville PA
• Richard P. Schwartz Jr., Ph.D., President, CV
  Ventures, LLC, Blue Bell, PA
• Ron Leonard and Darlene Henry, US Dept. of Labor,
  Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training,
  Philadelphia, PA
• Dr. Carol Adukaitis, 222 WLG Program Manager,
  PA State System of Higher Education, Harrisburg,
  PA
• Joseph Welsh, Executive Director, Collegiate
  Consortium, Philadelphia, PA
• PA Biotechnology Association, Malvern, PA
• Frank Hollinger, ,Merck Co., West
  Point, PA
• Ronald Hudcosky, ,Merck Co., West Point,
  PA
• Jason Krentz, , Tengion, East
  Norriton, PA
• Brian Shingle, ,Centocor, Spring
  Hill, PA

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Recent HUB Activities

• Linda Rehfuss, Hub Director, presented Novel
  Approaches to Biotechnology Training at
  CommunityColleges at a session at BIO in Boston,
  May 2007
• Linda Rehfuss and Thomas Burkett, Mid-Atlantic
  Hub Director, chaired a Biomanufacturing session
  at the American Chemical Societys Mid-Atlantic
  Regional Meeting, May 2007

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Recent HUB Activities

• Teachers Biomanufacturing Workshop hosted by
  MCCC, field-testing PCR mycoplasma testing, air
  particle counting, air sampling for bacteria, and
  bacterial identification by API system SOPs for
  QC Microbiology curriculum, June 2007
• QC Toolbox Workshop presented by Hub at BIOMAN
  using materials developed for QC Microbiology
  curriculum, July 2007
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Upcoming Event

• Bioman 2008
• Montgomery County Community College
• Blue Bell, PA
• July 13th to July 17th, 2008

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Other
Awareness Recruitment Focus - Outreach
to Elementary through High Schools - Increase
awareness of Biotech. - Increase enrollment in
our program - Advertising blitz - Sponsor
Summer Science Camps - Take biotech. to
classrooms - Dissemination of donated supplies
equip. New collaboration with LSCA Phila.
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Other
Dissemination of NBC2 curriculum -
Directing High School science teachers to NBC2
curriculum - New collaboration with
LSCA Phila. - Esoteric training modules in cell
culture aseptic techniques - New NSF
ATE submission for Educator Training
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Other
Transitioning structure of skill-based biotech.
courses (BIT 123 220) - Unit-based
essential lab skills first half of
semester - Team, project-based second half
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Q A Session
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