{"id":23084,"date":"2022-10-26T08:46:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=23084"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T00:12:03","slug":"cbit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/research\/cbit","title":{"rendered":"Center for Biotechnology Innovation &amp; Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With industry and federal support as part of the 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, the University of Washington Bothell has launched its latest initiative, housed in the School of STEM: the Center for Biotechnology Innovation &amp; Training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new research and education center is poised to <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>provide a trained, skilled workforce to support the growing biotechnology industry in Bothell and the greater Puget Sound region;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>facilitate cutting edge biotechnology research for faculty and students in collaboration with industry; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> work with a variety of public and private partners to foster new opportunities in the biotech field nationally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>CBIT plans to convene a core of UW Bothell faculty who have expertise in multiple areas of biotechnology, including chemistry, biology, bioengineering, physics, computer science, health studies, environmental sciences, business and regulatory affairs, and policy studies. 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