The Real World: Biotech Internship Challenges 杏吧原创 Students
For the second year, the (NRC), the Government of Canada鈥檚 largest research organization, welcomed 25 undergraduate science students from 杏吧原创 University (CU) to its active Ottawa research facility during October鈥檚 fall break to expose them to how scientists work.
NRC researchers Sue Twine and Kelly Fulton from the teamed up with Bill Willmore and Martha Mullally from 杏吧原创 University to offer students a unique experiential learning program that provides opportunities to meet entrepreneurs, business developers and top scientists in the biotechnology field.
Biochemistry Prof. Bill Willmore says students in biotechnology, biochemistry and biology programs applied for the and spent the week learning about business development, intellectual property management, entrepreneurship, career management, marketing, bio-manufacturing, drug design and cancer therapeutic development.
Students worked in small teams to launch hypothetical cancer biotech startup companies, choosing company names and assigning themselves roles. They were challenged to devise a new cancer therapy, as well as scientific and business strategies to develop that therapy.
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