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DeSoto Development Corporation approves $40,000 for biotech training at DeSoto High School
Summary
The DeSoto Development Corporation voted to provide $40,000 to set up a local training lab and stand up cohorts with Panthera BioLife Solutions and Dallas College, aimed at placing DeSoto high‑school students into entry‑level GMP manufacturing roles.
The DeSoto Development Corporation voted to provide $40,000 to help stand up a biotech training program at DeSoto High School that organizers say would put students on a short-term pathway to entry-level jobs in good‑paying contract manufacturing, packaging and lab roles.
The board heard a presentation from staff about a partnership among Panthera BioLife Solutions, Dallas College and DeSoto Independent School District to run an eight‑week Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) training cohort locally. Staff described a plan for two weeknight cohorts (10 students each) beginning in April with a third cohort possible before the grant funding expires in June. Dallas College would fund the instructional…
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