" Why won't biotech companies hire people with Ph.D.s to be technicians?" " I already have a Ph.D., how do I find a job?" These were some of the questions that commenters left after my earlier posts ( here, here and here) on biotechnology workforce shortages. Unfortunately, for these students ...
What skills does a biotechnology technician need to know? This seems like a simple question, but people have been struggling to define biotech skill standards since the early 90's. Complicating this question is that many areas of biotechnology require somewhat different skills. Antibody work requires one set, plant or animal ...