1. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator. Industry Research Methods Workshop Gail O’Kane Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Bio-Link Fellows Conference June 5, 2008

2. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator. Biotechnology Nanotechnology Medical Devices Renewable Energy Bioinformatics Biotechnology Nanotechnology

3. Statewide Education-Industry Partnership Council MnSCU Biosciences Education and Research Work Group Colleges & Universities (state, land grant, private), Workforce Development, K-12, Industry, Government Colleges & Universities/ Faculty & Administrators

4. Food Minnesota Life Science Community NanoTech & Materials Science Genomics, Proteomics & High Throughput Biology Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Imaging / Navigation Catalysis & Synthesis (Biological & Chemical) Enabling Knowledge Clusters EducationInfrastructurePolicy Foundational Capabilities Minnesota Industries v.14dec07 Renew- able Energy Bio Materials Medical Devices Pharma/ Biologics Animal Health Commercialization Catalysts Int’l Business Support Center Component/Service Suppliers Academic Tech Transfer Acceleration / Incubation Funding Leadership Talent Skilled Workforce Bioengineering & Clinical Capabilities

5. Enriching Minnesota’s Future through the Biosciences Destination 2025 Global “white paper” for each industry (6) Minnesota-focused “white paper” for each industry (6) Minnesota Roadmap for Growth (1) Completed by January 2009

6. Slide 6 Biosciences Job Vacancy Report  MnSCU and partners provide state Department of Employment & Economic Development with list of bioscience companies - identified from the ground up (not by NAICS codes)  State economic development agency includes companies in ongoing job vacancy survey  Classification of job titles using Radford-defined biotechnology occupations (biotechwork.org)  Biggest challenge – companies that are only partially “bioscience”

7. Slide 7 Job Classifications  Administration  Business Devt./Marketing/Sales Support  Clinical  Information Systems  Process Devt./Manufacturing/Production  Quality Assurance  Quality Control  Regulatory Affairs  R&D

8. Slide 8 $1M MnSCU BioBusiness Initiative 1.BioBusiness Clearinghouse and Digital Learning Library (Ridgewater College): 1.Virtual “one-stop shop” (i.e., website) for four initiative projects and other biobusiness resources 2.Convener of the four project teams 3.Establish/maintain Digital Learning Library 2.Professional Development Workshops for Faculty/Teachers (Minneapolis Community & Technical College): A series of professional development workshops for system faculty along with middle- and high-school teachers.

9. Slide 9 Four BioBusiness Projects 3.BioBusiness Internship/Externship Program (Anoka-Ramsey Community Colleg): A program that will increase the availability of internships for students and externships for faculty in private companies, system universities, and research institutions. 4.K-12 Partnership Project (St. Cloud State University): A mobile science laboratory for Central Minnesota

10. Slide 10 For more information Gail O’Kane office: (651) 282-5514 cell: (651) 472-4286 gail.okane@so.mnscu.edu