Future Biotechnologists, Oxford April 2024
We are pleased to announce our launch event at Wheatley Park School, Oxford OX33 1QH on Thursday 25th April 2024 at 10am-12pm.
We have an exciting range of participants from local companies including: Arctoris, Brainomix, Evotec, OMass Therapeutics, Oxford Nanopore, Pandemic Sciences Institute, Perspectum, PrecisionLife and Sonosine.
If you are a school and interested in attending to learn how the biosciences industry is open to everyone with a passion to make the world a better place, diverse and inclusive, not just about shaking test tubes in a laboratory and welcoming people who have not gone down the traditional scientific pathway contact Dr Lara Marks at lara@WhatisBiotechnology.org.
Watch the video to learn more about the biosciences industry and the event at Wheatley Park School in April.
Making connections and inspiring
Future Biotechnologists enables schools to connect with organisations, research institutes, colleges and universities in the life science sector to arrange seminars, networking events, online and in person site visits, class visits by scientists, mentoring and internships. Future Biotechnologists is designed to encourage engagement between schools and the life science sector and to inspire students to pursue a career in the sector. Participation is intended for students aged 16-21.
And the best bit? Participation is free to both schools and organisations. Please note: Sign up is currently by invitation only. Drop us a line on contact@futurebiotechnologists.org if you would like to know when sign up is open.
What does Future Biotechnologist do?
Future Biotechnologists allows schools to connect with the life science sectors by offering access to live and virtual:
- Seminars and panel discussions where a variety of people working in the life sciences talk to students
- Networking events connecting careers advisers and students with executives in local life science companies and universities and colleges
- Classroom visit by scientists and other experts in the sector including data scientists and laboratory workers
- Site visits
- Mentoring
- Work experience and placements
- Internships
- Apprenticeships
About Future Biotechnologists
Future Biotechnologists has been developed by The Biotechnology and Medicine Education Trust (BiotechMet). BiotechMet is a registered charity with the Charity Commission. Registered Charity Number 1165469. The charity aims to support the development of different free-to-access educational resources around the life sciences and medicine for a variety of audiences.
One of the projects it is supporting is the website WhatisBiotechnology.org. Launched in February 2013 the website gets nearly two million page views a year. It attracts visitors from around the world, including school students, policy makers, industry experts, scientists and financial investors. Many schools and universities across the world use the site as a major teaching resource.