Bio Science & Engineering Initiative 2010-2011
The Research and Development (R&D) Center and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, and the Office of the Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez (UPRM) announce the continuation of its Bio Science and Engineering Initiative (BioSEI) aimed to develop a coherent and interdisciplinary research program in Bio Science and Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez.
This third cycle of BioSEI, called the Bio S&E-BDTC Initiative, is targeting collaborations with the Bioprocess Development and Training Complex (BDTC). The BDTC was conceived as a collaboration between industry, government and academia to strategically enhance Puerto Rico's capabilities in biotechnology manufacturing, research, bioprocess improvement, and training. The BDTC is housed in a 29,000 square feet building located at the Guanajibo Research and Innovation Park (GRIP) in Mayagez, Puerto Rico. This innovative non-profit institution fosters research interactions between industry and academia in order to strengthen Puerto Rico's capabilities in bioprocess development and improvement, while providing a venue to conduct training in cutting edge technologies in biotechnology manufacturing and bioprocess engineering.
