About BioPATHs

A shared approach to
biopharma workforce training.

BioPATHs stands for BioPharma Apprenticeships & Training Hubs. We connect organizations whose combined capabilities can make workforce training more consistent, accessible, and responsive to industry.

A distributed consortium

One consortium. Many training settings.

Participating institutions remain the homes of their equipment and educational programs. Shared digital connections make it possible to bring those capabilities into learning at other sites, with access and instruction arranged among partners.

Training providers contribute instrumentation, curriculum, and teaching expertise.
Employers help define the skills and workflows that matter for new and incumbent workers.
Automation and apprenticeship partners connect technical learning with industry practice and structured career pathways.

Wistar leads the initial NIIMBL-supported project. The broader consortium model distributes equipment and access across participating organizations.

Founding collaboration

The organizations building BioPATHs

Wistar leads the NIIMBL-supported project with IAAE. Apprenti and Georgia Life Sciences Institute contribute apprenticeship and workforce expertise to the consortium.

Lead organization

The Wistar Institute

Wistar brings biomedical research expertise, laboratory instruction, and experience developing life sciences apprenticeship programs. As the lead organization, it connects workforce education with scientific practice and contributes the flow cytometry use case.

Its education and training team helps align scientific foundations, quality practices, and employer needs. The Wistar equipment connection is one use case within a consortium designed to share instrumentation across many training partners.

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Automation education and digital infrastructure

International Academy of Automation Engineering

IAAE brings expertise in industrial automation education and credentialing for life sciences manufacturing. It contributes to the shared SCADA approach and helps connect digital systems training with practical industry needs.

Its contribution links automation concepts, process data, and equipment-based learning. Collaboration with scientific educators supports training that connects control systems with the biological and quality context of biopharmaceutical operations.

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Registered Apprenticeship partner

Apprenti

Apprenti brings national Registered Apprenticeship expertise and connections with life sciences employers. It helps align paid, employer-based learning with related technical instruction and supports pathways that can extend across sites and states.

Apprenti works with employers and education partners to develop and deliver apprenticeship programs. Within BioPATHs, this experience helps connect shared curriculum and training resources with employer-specific workforce needs.

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Education and workforce partner

Georgia Life Sciences Institute

Georgia Life Sciences Institute connects educators, learners, and life sciences employers to strengthen the workforce pipeline. It brings experience in educator development and classroom-to-career partnerships to the consortium.

Its workforce initiatives connect industry needs with education and training opportunities. This perspective helps BioPATHs consider how shared resources can support different institutions, instructors, and regional talent pipelines.

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Funding support

National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals

NIIMBL supports collaboration in biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology and workforce development. BioPATHs is supported in part under NIIMBL Project Call 9.1.

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Consortium participation

What could your organization contribute?

Bring equipment, instruction, workforce priorities, or technology expertise. Help connect learning across institutions and expand the value of shared resources for industry.