FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Gifts $200,000 to Wake Tech Foundation to Establish Early College Suite – QNT Press Release

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Research Triangle Park, NC, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with experience in the development and manufacture of recombinant biopharmaceuticals and viral gene therapies, today announces a $200,000 contribution to the Wake Tech Foundation to establish the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Early College Suite. Located on the Wake Technical Community College’s Research Triangle Park (RTP) Campus, the suite will house the Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies, a partnership between the Wake County Public School System and Wake Technical Community College to provide high school students with the opportunity to earn dual-enrollment high school/college credits in IT and Biotechnology programs.

In August 2022, the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Early College Suite will welcome an initial 150 new high school students to the campus. The Early College is expected to have annual enrollments of 75 high school students per grade level (Freshmen – Senior) at full capacity. By partnering with Wake Technical Community College, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies supports the creation and development of learning experiences designed to attract and prepare next-generation talent for the high-growth biopharmaceutical industry.

“This program allows students in our communities to build a strong foundation in biotechnology,” said Christine Vannais, chief operating …

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