Regenerative therapies is a highly specialised field using cutting-edge technology with increasing demands for a highly-skilled workforce across the entire value chain. The SMART CRC will deliver an education and training program to facilitate skills development.
The SMART CRC Future workforce training program will be multi-faceted and strategic, developing:
Technical (manufacturing) expertise
- Online and hands-on training for skills needed in process development and GMP manufacturing
Specialist (commercialisation) expertise
- Training in the unique translation and commercialisation expertise required for developing regenerative therapies
- Business of Regenerative Medicine Symposia
Industry-aligned PhD program
- Recruitment and oversight of a significant number of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates
- Placement of students and PhD candidates into industry settings to offer an unmatched professional development experience, and
- Incorporation of skills development into higher education courses.
KEY PERSONNEL
Dr Chih Wei Teng
Future Workforce Co-lead
CCRM Australia
A/Prof. Larisa Haupt
Future Workforce Co-lead
Queensland University of Technology