Multi-Sector Alliance to Strengthen Biotechnology Programs in Response to Economic Development Based on High Tech

摘要

Puerto Rico has the largest concentration of pharmaceutical industries in the world. A decade ago, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez establish its undergraduate Industrial Biotechnology Program, to provide the human resources and skills needed for this kind of professional on the island. Currently, the program has 164 students (63% women) and graduated more than 36 professionals. Most recently, and in response to a multi-sector alliance created in Puerto Rico to help develop the island as a world class high tech center, known as the Puerto Rico TechnoEconomic Corridor (PRTEC), the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, is developing a PhD program in Biotechnology. PRTEC's goals are to retain jobs, attract new high tech businesses to the island, while supporting the development of an R&D tradition and the development of an entrepreneurial culture at all levels.