Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation (aka MassBioEd)

Postsecondary
MassBioEd supports youth and emerging professionals by opening pathways into the life-sciences industry. It offers hands-on programs for students such as internships and apprenticeships that include paid work-based learning and technical training. It also partners with schools to bring real lab-based experiences into classrooms and to strengthen teacher capacity, making science and biotech careers accessible earlier. Across its programs the focus is on skills, workplace readiness, and connecting under-represented youth to meaningful, high-demand career opportunities in life sciences.
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Non-Profit Operator
STUDENTS SERVED
Fewer Than 100
GEOGRAPHIC REACH
Regional
LOCALE(S) SERVED
Suburban, Urban
WBL SERVICE MODELS
Pre-Apprenticeship, Apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship
DELIVERY MODALITY
Hybrid
TYPICAL DURATION
Long-term
SCHOOL-BASED TIMING
In-school
COMPENSATION TYPE
Stipend, Academic Credit
STAKEHOLDERS SERVED
Educators, Employers, Students
LANGUAGE SUPPORT
English Only
TARGETED POPULATIONS
Underrepresented Minorities
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
No
CAREER CLUSTERS ALIGNMENT
Cross-cutting Cluster
FUNDING MODEL
Grants, Earned Revenue, Philanthropy

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