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Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center

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The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center at NC State

The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) is a unique, cross-disciplinary instructional center that provides educational and training opportunities to develop skilled professionals for the biomanufacturing industry. It also provides bioprocess development and analytical services to a wide range of customers from academia and industry.

Students participant in a hands-on activity in BTEC's large-scale purification lab.

Students

Learn about options for graduate and undergraduate students in biomanufacturing.

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Students participate in a hands-on activity with a 300 L bioreactor.

Professionals

Find out about upcoming professional development opportunities.

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Researchers

BTEC can help you with process development and scale-up.

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BTEC Shorts

BTEC Shorts brings bite-sized learning about biopharmaceutical manufacturing to you.

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Upcoming Events

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Sep 18

Friday10:40 AM

BTEC Seminar: Upstream Process Development (Alessandra Mancini, Ring Therapeutics)
Sep 18

Friday1:00 PM

BTEC Facility Tour
Oct 09

Friday8:00 AM

Distributed Control Systems for Bioprocessing Operators

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A short BTEC video explaining how biopharmaceuticals are manufactured — “BioAdventures: Making Medicine” — was honored recently with a silver Telly Award.

May 29, 2026

BTEC wins Telly Award for “BioAdventures” video

BioAdventures: Making Medicine,” a new video created by BTEC, has earned a silver award in the 2026 Telly Awards. The annual Telly Awards program recognizes excellence in video and television…
BTEC Executive Director Gary Gilleskie facilitates symposium speaker panel. From left to right: Heather Lorenz, Chief Product Officer, ViQi; Lucas Vann, Ph.D., Global Head of Innovation at Applied Materials; Saly Romero-Torres, Ph.D., Founder of Hyperplane, LLC; Sebastian Scheler, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Innerspace; Chris Dayton, CEO, QualityAssured.ai; Daniel Delubac, CEO, IORGANBIO; Michael Fields, Lead Automation Engineer, Eli Lilly and Company; and Kathleen T. Kelsey, IT Senior Director, Eli Lilly and Company.

May 15, 2026

BTEC Brings Industry Leaders Together to Address AI Implementation in Biomanufacturing

As in many industries, biomanufacturing is rapidly expanding its use of artificial intelligence(AI) and advanced automation. However, in the FDA regulated biopharmaceutical sector, companies must balance innovation with rigorous validation,…
Naomi Raphaëlle Bouédo speaks to her fellow graduates and the audience at BTEC’s May 8 commencement ceremony, which recognized those completing its master’s programs this year.

May 13, 2026

BTEC Celebrates 2026 Graduates

With family and friends looking on, the 2026 graduates of BTEC’s Master of Science in biomanufacturing and Master of Biomanufacturing programs were celebrated in a May 8 commencement ceremony at…