Biocorridor Offers Veterans An Opportunity To Continue Serving And Protecting

Bryan-College Station has long been known for its deep-seated roots in military tradition, and more recently the area has earned a reputation as the epicenter of Texas’ emerging biotechnology industry. Now through a specialized training program aimed at transitioning veterans into the skilled biotechnology workforce, Texas A&M is bringing together these two seemingly disparate points of distinction to advance the collaborative vision of academic, community, and industry partners.

The most significant accelerator of the Texas A&M Biocorridor – a sector of land anchored by the Texas A&M Health Science Center Bryan campus – is the Texas A&M Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM), one of only three such national biosecurity centers in the United States and the only one led by an academic institution. Designed to enhance the nation’s preparedness and response against emerging infectious diseases, the center is expected to have a $42 billion impact on the State of Texas and will lead to the creation of an estimated 6,000 jobs over its 25-year term.

A major component in the CIADM is the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing (NCTM), which is not only a first-in-class, flexible biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, but also headquarters for a set of distinctive workforce training programs funded by the CIADM and implemented by multiple A&M System entities. To ensure biotechnology training that is second to none, the NCTM provides some of the most interactive and realistic pharmaceutical manufacturing training environments available anywhere, combined with highly tailorable on-line and in-person courses.

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