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PVCC outlines biotech training plan, pending grants and space needs to serve industry expansion
Summary
Piedmont Virginia Community College told the Albemarle EDA it is developing hands‑on biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing training—including a simulated clean‑room—supported by pending grants (about $7 million cited) and industry partnerships to meet projected hiring by large employers over the next decade.
Piedmont Virginia Community College representatives briefed the Albemarle County Economic Development Authority on plans to expand biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing training to meet projected labor demand from area employers.
A PVCC presenter (introduced at the meeting as the college’s executive director for biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturing) said the college is seeking space for a state‑of‑the‑art simulated clean‑room training facility, industry‑tuned curriculum and credentialing that would…
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