Baltimore Biotech Company Awarded for Supporting Community College Students in Entering the Biotech Industry
BALTIMORE (PRWEB) May 25, 2018 -- As a result of a strong nine-year collaboration between PathSensors and Baltimore City Community College (BCCC), the Baltimore-based biotechnology solutions and environmental testing company received the 2018 Community Partnership Award on Wednesday, May 23.
Throughout the course of this relationship, PathSensors has brought on 20 BCCC students as interns, and hired two to staff positions. “You have trained all the interns very well with hands-on experiences, and we are very proud of this partnership,” echoed BCCC faculty, Kathleen Kennedy, Ph.D., Professor and Amrita Madabushi, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Coordinators of the Biotechnology Associate degree and Certificate programs respectively.
“Employees and interns are the foundation of the PathSensors community”, said PathSensors president Ted Olsen. “Our partners and collaborators at Baltimore City Community College have played a critical role in both our manufacturing and development labs and contributed to our team as a whole while learning critical skills to take with them into the workforce. PathSensors is grateful to be a part of the Baltimore community and have the support of our partnership with Baltimore City Community College.”
About PathSensors
PathSensors is a leading biotechnology solutions and environmental testing company providing high-speed, high-sensitivity pathogen and threat detection solutions.
PathSensors’ solutions can detect a wide range of threats, including anthrax, ricin, Ebola, salmonella, and Ralstonia. PathSensors’ technology supports a growing library of threat detection capabilities and can be expanded to meet emerging and specific threat detection requirements. Our team of scientists are working with top academic institutions and government research agencies on some of the most important challenges in biosecurity.
Dawn Musil, PathSensors, https://pathsensors.com/, +1 4438874015, [email protected]
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