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BioDiagnostics' business has expanded significantly since moving to River Falls and the firm recently undertook several new testing contracts for international firms. BioDiagnostics relocated to a River Falls industrial park to take advantage of the proximity to the UW-River Falls Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. CEO Quentin Schultz, pictured above, envisions a complete suite of genetic purity tests, along with standard germination tests. Graduate engaged in prosperous career "The classes that were offered by the biotechnology program at UW-RF provided an accurate overview of all the disciplines involved in Biotechnology. As an Assistant manager of Biopharmaceutical Production at Medarex, Inc. the background provided the biotechnology program UW-RF has been beneficial. The skills and techniques learned in the program have served to enhance the career opportunities made available to me in the industry. I believe the biotechnology program at UW-RF provided me with an education and experiences superior to those from much larger universities. I would gladly hire any graduate of UW-RF that would like to work at Medarex, Inc." - Lance Marquardt, UW-RF Graduate, Medarex, Inc.
Efforts to attract biotechnology firms to western Wisconsin from the Twin Cities and surrounding states led to a visit to UW-River Falls by representatives of Forward Wisconsin. Forward Wisconsin, a unique public-private marketing firm, is a not-for-profit organization responsible for out of state business marketing and attraction of new business to Wisconsin. UW-RF Food Science Professors Bonnie Walters, second from left, and P.C. Vasavada, second from right, present biotechnology initiatives to Forward Wisconsin representative Melanie Platt-Gibson, left, and Scott Reigstad, right. |
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