1. A Real Life Proposition

2. Salt Lake Community College Biotechnology Program Initiated in August 2001 Seed money provided by a 3-year NSF grant 2-year A.A.S. created 1-year high school program

3. Mission Generate interest in science Train students in basic lab skills Provide challenging research opportunities Support local bioscience industry Support state economic development

4. High School Program One year, juniors or seniors 13 high schools > 500 high school students Emphasis on hands on, problem-solving Concurrent enrollment credit Site of early college high school, Itineris

5. SLCC 2-Year A.A.S. Three wet labs, computer lab, cell culture facility 2 FT faculty; 11 adjunct faculty 61 college students; 31 graduates Foreign exchange program New track in Biomanufacturing training Creating 4-year completion

6. Challenges Required college internship Approx 65% high school students juniors Entrepreneurial environment Challenging research opportunities

7. Non-profit contract research organization  Commonly used business model  Requires minimal start-up  Custom fit competencies  Flexible  Legitimate research

8. Student Training Economic Development Added Value To Industry Mutually Beneficial Partnerships

9. Student Commitment One half to one year 5-7 hr per week Attendance at lab meetings Professionalism Enthusiasm!

10. Benefits to Students Concurrent enrollment credit High school internship credit Research and on-the- job training Industry interaction National meeting attendance

11. Company Commitment Serve on advisory board 100% consumables User fee Champion program

12. Benefits to Companies Motivated interns……free! Research progress Tax deductions Equipped labs Experienced scientific staff Public relations boost State leverage “It’s [InnovaBio] really given us the ability to do research we didn’t have the time to do” Mike Mostert, CEO Lifespan Technologies

13. State Economic Development Start-up support  Incentive for start-ups to come to…. Better trained workforce  Attract mature companies Greater industry involvement Academic Programs that support economic development in the State of Utah: Salt Lake Community College’s Biotechnology Program and University of Utah’s TechVenture office. Utah Business “Best of Business” 2005

14. Where are we so far? Six contracts 27 interns 2004-2005 23 interns 2005-2006 Diversifying intern pool Website launch Provide research for 4-year program Business documents  Business model, business plan, client contract, evaluations, company policy manual

15. “We’re helping students because they get the industry experience they might not otherwise have at this point in their education. With this program, students learn [both] what [the] industry needs and the business side of industries like biotechnology” Mike Mostert, CEO, Lifespan Technologies “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after high school. But after the experience and exposure to the biotechnology world, I’m focused on a career in forensic science. There’s no way I would have had this kind of exposure without this program.” Kasey Thompson, InnovaBio intern from Riverton High School

16. Some real success stories!!! Allison Johnson – OmniLytics Nyki Sargent – Sorenson Genomics Andrew Ohlweiler – Sorenson Genomics Thor Rogers – HyClone Labs Loren Wardle – ARUP Labs Andy Mulcock – ARUP Labs

17. Lessons We Have Learned! Sustainability  Adjusted business model Expanded intern base Greater business support More focused marketing Administrative buy-in

18. Is Replicable? YES!!!!

19. Partners Box Hill Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia Montana State University

20. Future Directions Increase business development support  Emphasis on business interns  Begin corporate solicitation Service-based contracts Faculty internships Student stipends Integrate entrepreneurialism and innovation Add new division: biomanufacturing “how to” manual