GBTI works in collaboration with numerous business partners to network within the biotechnology industry, develop curriculum which reflects the required workforce skills and establish career pathways for graduates to follow.  These partners give much of their time and resources to support our programs.  For example, many of the partners listed here provide internship sites for the students to gain real-world experience in research or production laboratories.

Some partners serve on advisory committees which review curriculum on a regular basis.  These advisory committees recommend which equipment should be used to ensure that our programs prepare students for what they will experience in their career.  Still other partners provide career counseling to assist students changing careers or in need of financial aid.  Most importantly, all of these partners guide and support the GBTI programs.  All of these components together drive GBTI into a future teeming with bioscience opportunity.

Workforce Investment Boards:

• Atlanta Regional Workforce Board (ARWB) covers the Gwinnett Tech service area
• Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center (NEGRDC) covers the Athens Tech service area

University of Georgia:

• Bioexpression and Fermentation Facility
• Monoclonal Antibody Facility
• The College of Pharmacy
• Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Life Science Industry Advocates:

• Georgia BIO
• Georgia Innovation Crescent

Biotechnology Industry:

• Abeome
• Aderans Research
• Altea Therapeutics
• Athens Research and Technology
• Biomerieux
• BioRad
• Immucor, Inc.
• Merial
• Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Federal Government Labs

• USDA Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Southeast Poultry Research Laboratories