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Program Aims to Boost Local Biotech

Mar 19, 2012

The Arizona Republic this week takes a look at a new program at Arizona State University that is "geared toward building an educated workforce for the Valley's biotechnology industry." The Maricopa-ASU Pathways Program enables a "seamless transition" from community college to academic training at ASU, the paper adds.

ASU's Todd Sandrin tells The Arizona Republic that "right now, we don't have a ton of the biotech industry in Phoenix," though he adds that "we have huge opportunities to build in that sector."

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