Biotech Careers and Entrepreneurship
Digital World Biology LLC, WA
Biotech Careers and Entrepreneurship Hub
Learn about careers and companies in biotech, identify required skills, and find programs that teach them
We provide career descriptions, day-in-the-life stories, blogs about biotech, a job board, and a large database of biotech employers. Our mission is to increase interest in biotech-related careers by raising awareness of career opportunities and providing clear employment pathways, with an emphasis on entry-level positions.
Who we are
Digital World Biology has been involved in biotech and bioinformatics education for several years. Dr. Sandra Porter designed curriculum in both areas and served as director of the Seattle Central Community College biotechnology program for ten years. Dr. Todd Smith founded Geospiza, a genomics analysis company later purchased by PerkinElmer.
Biotech-Careers.org was launched in 2012 with funding from the Bio-Link National ATE Center for Biotechnology Education (DUE 0903317). Additional funding has come from DUE 1400721, 1764225, and 1800909.
What we can do for you
- Visit your class online to talk about biotech careers and how to use Bio-tech-Careers.org to find companies that may be hiring, or help with biotech entrepreneurship.
- Visit and demonstrate Biotechopoly™: Antibody Edition.
- Help connect you to organizations, like Nucleate, that mentor student entrepreneurs.
Hub Host:
Digital World Biology LLC, Seattle, Washington
Todd Smith, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Biotech Careers, Chief Technology Officer, Digital World Biology LLC
Current programs
Learn about careers at Biotech-Careers.org
Biotech-Careers.org serves students, career changers, job seekers, and the biotech-curious by providing information about People, Places, Pathways, Things, and Jobs. Visit Biotech-Careers.org to learn about:
- People working in biotechnology.
- Biotech companies around the world and what they do.
- Biotech-related careers and the skills they require.
- Different areas of biotechnology–therapeutics, agriculture, manufacturing, environment, consumer products, and more.
- How to find jobs in biotech-related companies.
Learn about careers in biotech companies by playing Biotechopoly: Antibody Edition
Race other companies to get your antibody drug to market first. During your race, you’ll learn about the data and documents produced in different phases of drug development and how people in different parts of a company work together to manufacture an antibody drug and bring it to market. Along the way, your company will encounter real-life examples of karma and luck, both good and bad.
Biotechnology entrepreneurship
Dr. Smith mentors biotechnology start-up companies through the University of Washington’s CoMotion program and mentors students through Nucleate, a student-led organization that promotes biotech entrepreneurship. He also teaches business models in the InnovATEBIO Biotech Leadership Institute (BLI).