State-of-the-Art Biotech Lab Opens At Gaston College
Biotechnology scientists, industry professionals and educators from around the state gathered to celebrate the dedication/open house of a new state-of the art biotechnology laboratory at Gaston College on Friday, April 21.
(Pictured Left to Right) Winston Kelley, Vice President of Economic and Business Development for Duke Energy; Dr. Patricia Skinner, President of Gaston College; and Randy Vinson, Chair, Gaston College Board of Trustees, were among presenters at the event who discussed the vital impact the new lab will have on education and workforce training for current and potential jobs in local biotech and pharmaceutical industries.
Last year Gaston College received a grant for $173,626 from the Duke Power Community College grant program to purchase highly specialized equipment and instrumentation equipment for the biotech lab. Also, the College is the first community college in the Charlotte economic region to offer new credit courses for college transfer students in genetics and biotechnology.
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