Industry Research Methods Workshop

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Industry Research Methods Workshop

• Gail OKane
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Bio-Link Fellows Conference
• June 5, 2008

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Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
Medical Devices
Renewable Energy
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
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Colleges Universities (state, land grant,
private), Workforce Development, K-12, Industry,
Government
StatewideEducation-IndustryPartnership Council
MnSCU Biosciences Education and Research Work
Group
Colleges Universities/Faculty Administrators
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Minnesota Life Science Community
Minnesota Industries
Intl Business Support Center
Component/Service Suppliers
Academic Tech Transfer
Acceleration / Incubation
Funding
Leadership Talent
Skilled Workforce
Commercialization Catalysts
Enabling Knowledge Clusters
NanoTech Materials Science
Genomics, Proteomics High Throughput Biology
Bioinformatics Systems Biology
Imaging / Navigation
Catalysis Synthesis (Biological Chemical)
Bioengineering Clinical Capabilities
Education
Infrastructure
Policy
Foundational Capabilities
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Destination 2025
Global white paper for each industry
(6) Minnesota-focused white paper for each
industry (6) Minnesota Roadmap for Growth (1)
Completed by January 2009
Enriching Minnesotas Future through the
Biosciences
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Biosciences Job Vacancy Report

• MnSCU and partners provide state Department of
  Employment Economic Development with list of
  bioscience companies - identified from the ground
  up (not by NAICS codes)
• State economic development agency includes
  companies in ongoing job vacancy survey
• Classification of job titles using
  Radford-defined biotechnology occupations
  (biotechwork.org)
• Biggest challenge companies that are only
  partially bioscience

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Job Classifications

• Administration
• Business Devt./Marketing/Sales Support
• Clinical
• Information Systems
• Process Devt./Manufacturing/Production
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Regulatory Affairs
• RD

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1M MnSCU BioBusiness Initiative

• BioBusiness Clearinghouse and Digital Learning
  Library (Ridgewater College)
• Virtual one-stop shop (i.e., website) for four
  initiative projects and other biobusiness
  resources
• Convener of the four project teams
• Establish/maintain Digital Learning Library
• Professional Development Workshops for
  Faculty/Teachers (Minneapolis Community
  Technical College) A series of professional
  development workshops for system faculty along
  with middle- and high-school teachers.

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Four BioBusiness Projects

• BioBusiness Internship/Externship Program
  (Anoka-Ramsey Community Colleg) A program that
  will increase the availability of internships for
  students and externships for faculty in private
  companies, system universities, and research
  institutions.
• K-12 Partnership Project (St. Cloud State
  University) A mobile science laboratory for
  Central Minnesota

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For more information

• Gail OKane
• office [phone]
• cell [phone]
• gail.okane_at_so.mnscu.edu