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Industrial Biotech Careers
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Industrial Biotechnology
Biotech means business:• The biotechnology industry has surpassed
the pharmaceutical industry as the primary source of new medicines in the U.S.*
• Between 1992 and 2003, U.S. health care revenues from biotechnology increased from $8 billion to $39 billion – 400%**
• The total value of publicly traded U.S. biotech companies in 2005 was $311 billion**
*Ernst & Young 2006**BIO 2006
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Products include:• Biopharmaceuticals/biologics
– Medicinal or therapeutic– In vivo
• Medical devices– Medical implements – In vitro diagnostics, including test kits and
instruments– Functions are non-metabolic
• Investigative research instruments and materials
• Food production and testing– Enzymes, DNA analysis, species and safety testing
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Supports many careers:
R&D QCQAManufacturingRegulatory AffairsFacilitiesResource Management
SalesService and SupportFinanceMarketingPublic RelationsIT
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Products include:• Biopharmaceuticals/biologics
—Medicinal or therapeutic—In vivo
• Medical devices—Medical implements —In vitro diagnostics, including test kits and
instruments—Functions are non-metabolic
• Investigative research instruments and materials
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Biotech instrumentation:
• Major resource and product in the biotechnology ecosystem
• Numerous industrial, clinical, and academic applications
• Integral to rapid increases in productivity, consistency, and accuracy
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Research instruments:
• Example: QIAGEN, Inc. QIAsymphony
• Human, viral and bacterial DNA, RNA, protein purification
• Automated sample transfer, lysis, washing, elution
• High quality, throughput, and standardization
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Clinical instruments:• Example: Siemens
Microscan Walkaway• Automatic incubation,
reagent addition, and test interpretation of clinical bacteriology specimens
• Up to 96 species ID and antibiotic sensitivity results in 24 hours
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Medical instruments:
• Example: GE Signa HDxt 3.0T MR
• Higher resolution for improved diagnosis and image-guided treatment
• Functional and spectroscopic imaging
• Key role in monitoring cellular therapeutics
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Instrumentation lifecycles:
1. Conception
2. Market assessment
3. Engineering and Development
4. Manufacturing and Testing
5. Marketing and Sales
6. Deployment
7. Service and Support
8. Decommission
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Instrument companies:• Need mechanically inclined staff to
help develop, produce, test, sell, service, and support their instruments
• Provide new hires with the specialized training needed to succeed in their positions
• Offer competitive salaries, benefits, and advancement opportunities
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Industrial BiotechnologySupports many careers:• R & D
– QA– QC– Regulatory Affairs
• Manufacturing– Regulatory Affairs
• Facilities– Resource management
• Sales• Service & Support
– Finance– Marketing– Public Relations– IT
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Staff placement:• R&D, QC, manufacturing, and in-house
repair positions located at headquarters and/or production facilities
• Sales, field application support, and field service positions are regional– Number of regions depends on number of
placed instruments– Can work for a Maryland based company
and still live in Florida
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Applied Biosystems
Baxter
Barnstead
Beckman Coulter
Becton Dickinson
Bio-Rad
Eppendorf
GE
Millipore
Nova
Qiagen
Roche
Siemens
Thermo Fisher
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Resources:
• Company websites• Hospitals– Biomedical positions
• BioFlorida– www.bioflorida.com
• Florida Biotechnology News– www.floridabiotechnews.com
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Biotech education/training contacts:
• UF-CERHB– Tammy Mandell ([email protected])– Lori Wojciechowski ([email protected])– Mark Leone ([email protected])– www.cerhb.ufl.edu/education
• Indian River State College– Casey Lunceford ([email protected])
• Palm Beach State College– Libby Handel, Ph.D. ([email protected])
