Biocompass Advancing Industry with Education


"I am very impressed with the CSU’s Biotechnology Project Management Certificate in Quality Assurance. There has obviously been a lot of thought put into it and I was especially glad to see the GMP and GLP topics as part of the curriculum."

––Willie Zuniga
     President & CEO
     Grifols Biologics, Inc.

Welcome to CSU Biocompass!

The life sciences industry is fueled by exciting, cutting-edge science and engineering. However the task of translating new technologies and discoveries into cures, therapies, diagnostics, and medical devices is not straightforward. The realities of process and product development within this highly regulated business environment require that employees have industry-specific skills and expertise. As a result, life science industry professionals need to stay up to date and gain expertise in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, project management, among many other industry-specific topics.

To better publicize biotechnology programs and timely industry-specific courses, the California State University (CSU) has gathered information here about courses and programs offered at CSU campuses for:

  • human resources directors looking for programs to enhance employee career development,
  • working professionals looking for courses to augment their skills and knowledge,
  • students and new graduates looking to learn more about this exciting industry.

We have also gathered resources for trainers and educators trying to pull together biotechnology specific programming, including online courses and case studies.

New CSU Life Sciences Industry-Responsive Programs

The new Biotechnology Project Management Certificate in Quality Assurance will be offered starting January, 2010. The certificate bundles four credit-bearing, online courses offered by CSU Channel Islands, CSU Dominguez Hills, and San Diego State University. Read press release here.

The Master in Biotechnology is being offered for the first time in Fall 2009 by CSU's Program for Applied Biotechnology Studies (PABS-MBT), a consortium of three Los Angeles region CSU campuses: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State Los Angeles.

Featured Events

Don't miss the 22nd Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium Opens in a new windowat the Santa Clara Marriott on January 8-9, 2010. We're hosting a joint CCC-CSU session focusing on "Partnerships for Biotechnology Workforce Development."

Map of California showing Biocompass Los Angeles participating campuses.

Biocompass Los Angeles Project

Biocompass has been piloted by CSU campus presidents in the Los Angeles (L.A.) region as a private-public partnership involving the eight CSU campuses in the greater L.A. region, the Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio), the Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative and the L.A./Orange County Biotech Center at Pasadena City College. This year Biocompass projects include the development of this website and two new certificate programs in Biotechnology Project Management.

 

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This project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA's funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.