Opportunities for the Bio-1 Community:

EVENTS

Save the Date!  Skin Deep Symposium, Resources for Scientists & Entrepreneurs on July 15, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Skin Deep Symposium will bring together researchers and companies involved with transdermal drug delivery, skin diseases, and cosmetics to share their successes and challenges in commercializing new research techniques, diagnostics, therapies, and devices. Program Keynote: Challenges in Skin Delivery-
An Overview from the Laboratory for Drug Discovery by Dr. Bozena Michniak-Kohn, Professor of Pharmaceutics
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, Director, Laboratory for Drug Delivery, New Jersey Center for Biomaterialsat the NJ Center for BioMaterials.  Location: 145 Bevier Road, Piscataway. For registration and call for posters, click here.

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

Financial Modeling Workshops from the New Jersey Center for Innovation Acceleration The Entrepreneurs Academy.   Build your financial model and develop cash management skills.  A hands-on intensive workshop to assist you in raising capital.  Sessions l and ll: Financial Modeling Essentials for Raising Capital, June 25-26 at NJIT, July 7-8 at SCC and July 16-17 at NJCU.  Session lll: Refining Your Financial Model for Venture Capital, June 19th at NJIT and July 31st at NJIT.  There will be other dates as well in the late summer and fall.  Registration is $50 per participant.  For the complete brochure, click here.

Biotechnology Workforce Development Grant Courses 

A partnership project of BioNJ, HINJ, NJ Council of County Colleges, NJIT and the NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJLWD).  Through funding provided by the NJLWD, training courses have been developed and are available for delivery on-site to NJ biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies at no cost.  The courses have been extremely popular, but sessions are still available in the following courses:             

Project Management (intro through advanced)               
GMP and GLP (basic through implementation)              
Six Sigma (intro)              
Strategic Planning (intro through advanced)           
Team Building              
Supervision and Management (intro through advanced)                
Business Communications (verbal, written and presentations)               
Problem Solving (intro through advanced)              
Time Management              
Biotechnology for the Non-Scientist: An Overview               
Business Finance for the Bench Scientist             
Business Ethics in Biotechnology                
Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

For a complete list of all courses and descriptions, please click here.

To learn more about the Workforce Development Program, please contact Ron Halperin by phone at 609-890-3185 or by e-mail at rhalperin@bionj.org.

Prepare for the engineering FE and PE exams with courses from Rutgers University's School of Engineering's Division of Continuing Education
For over two decades, Rutgers University’s School of Engineering's Division of Continuing Education has offered engineering license examination review courses.  Not only do we offer a course for the fundamentals of engineering (engineering-in-training) exam, but we also offer discipline-specific review courses (Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical) for the professional engineering exam.  Click here to learn more.

Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension (RATE) provides short courses in technology related subjects including linux administration, web 2.0, usability and Human Computer Interaction, reliability engineering, digital signal processing and more.  http://rate.rutgers.edu

For the technology professional seeking to expand your skill base and keep up with the latest innovations to advance your careers, RATE provides convenient and targeted certificates and specialty courses in cutting-edge technologies.   --> Expand your expertise.

Rutgers Mini-MBA: BioPharma Innovation
While pharmaceutical innovation has improved the quality of life, there remains a wide range of challenges facing the industry. The Rutgers Mini-MBA: BioPharma Innovation program explores new business models and the vision required to address these challenges. Learning is focused on building business skills tailored to the needs of the Biotech and Pharmaceutical industries, while challenging participants to consider new business paradigms promoting sustainable revenue growth, stakeholder cooperation, and cost management in a capstone session. Learn more.

New! Rutgers Mini MBA: BioPharma Entrepreneurship
While the pharmaceutical industry is comprised of large, highly complex organizations, an opportunity exists for entrepreneurial individuals and managers to start small, new entities focused on niche markets within the industry. The Rutgers Mini-MBA™: BioPharma Entrepreneurship is designed to help individuals and organizations navigate through the entire venture creation process, from idea generation to building viable BioPharma businesses. Participants will also enjoy access to the Rutgers Entrepreneurship community, including the Rutgers IP transfer process. Learn more about this program.