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This month heralded the end of the catchily-named Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, as the erstwhile keeper and maintainer ...

Following our most recent article about the impending withdrawal of Level 7 apprenticeship funding, ATAC will be hosting a short webinar ...

Following months of speculation all across apprenticeship-land, the government formally announced toward the end of last month that they will ...

As part of the Innovate UK-funded Industry Skills Accelerator (ISA) programme, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult are supporting new apprenticeship ...

A significant milestone for the Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) as we proudly announce the successful completion of our 100th ...

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, The Innovation Hubs and the British Society for Cell and Gene Therapy partnered with this ...

The Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) recently participated in a job swap initiative between its apprentices and members of CGT ...

The Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) went on a whirlwind tour, marking National Apprenticeship Week 2024 with a series of engaging ...

In an exciting double celebration today, the Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) proudly announces the enrolment of its 300th apprentice ...

The Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community would like to invite you to three upcoming lunch & learn events, each shining the ...

A new manual sets out how flexible apprenticeships can be used and delivered in Life Sciences to meet the needs ...

Merck, invests € 35 million in biosafety testing at its Glasgow and Stirling sites, Scotland. Biosafety testing is a critical step in ...

  Pharmaron has announced that their Liverpool, UK based Gene Therapy CDMO has received a prestigious grant from the UK ...

As an integral member of the team, the Technician Apprentice will assist in the research and development of Advanced Therapy ...

The Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) is hosting a celebratory roadshow as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2023. The ATAC Roadshow ...

Read about Advent Bioservices apprentice's experience of their apprenticeship and ATAC at: www.adventbio.uk/post/meet-natasha-our-technician-scientist-apprentice 

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) is pleased to announce it has formally received the Princess Royal Training ...

A recent “Life Sciences Careers Insight Day” paid dividends for a group of budding young scientists at the Cell and ...

Moderna to invest in mRNA research and development (R&D) in the UK, and build a state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing ...

Registration open for National Apprenticeship Week ATAC Roadshow 2023 National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (6 – 12 February) aims to shine a light on the amazing ...

Powerful collaborations on skills create immediate and lasting impact on sector employers and the workforce The Cell and Gene Therapy ...

Ahead of the 19th annual bioProcessUK conference (15-17 November, Edinburgh), which will look at the latest biotech innovation and growth ...

Evotec is a fast-growing life sciences company with more than 5,000 employees at 16 sites around the globe. Evotec (UK) Ltd is ...

Cyprotex vision is to be pioneers of innovative ADME-Tox partnerships, driving the delivery of safer and more effective medicines. With ...

Lonza, a global manufacturing partner to the pharma, biotech and nutrition industries, today announced a collaboration with Touchlight, a biotechnology ...

eXmoor helps clients with their manufacturing of cell and gene therapies (CGT) and biopharmaceuticals. They provide; (1) translation consultancy to close ...

The Level 5 Technician Scientist role is based within Quality Control department of the company. This is an entry level, laboratory-based ...

Sixfold Bioscience is an award winning startup looking to radically change how we treat disease. As a Technician Scientist specialising ...

We are delighted to announce that the ATAC has been awarded the Princess Royal Training Awards standard in 2022 for tackling ...

CGT Catapult is seeking an Apprentice Engineer to work across a range of cell and gene therapy focused projects, providing ...

The Associate scientist apprentice will perform routine Quality Control (QC) of Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) and Chimpanzee adenoviral (ChAdOx) viral ...

Apprenticeship summary Annual wage - £18,000.00 Working week - Hours and days to be confirmed. Total hours per week: 37.5 Expected duration ...

Responding to technical support calls from end users of computers and software applications. setting up and installing new computers, networks ...

Job description: RoslinCT are currently offering the exciting opportunity for a Modern Apprentice within Quality Assurance to join their rapidly ...

Job overview The modern apprentice will be part of the Supply Chain team, learning and understanding the processes within that ...

Job overview At LifeArc, our ambition is to make life science life changing. We do this by advancing scientific discoveries ...

invoX Pharma (“invoX”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (“Sino Biopharm”) (HKEX 1177 HK), focused on research and development (...

Join Innovate UK and Innovate UK-KTN on 12th July 2022 for this one-day, free-to-attend event. The Medicines Manufacturing Challenge was launched ...

ATAC member Izzy Sloan of GSK has won the CIA Young Ambassador Award. She was up against seven other shortlisted ...

The National Apprenticeship Awards, now in their 19th year, are designed to recognise and reward the achievements of exceptional apprentices, ...

The sixteenth annual National Apprenticeship Week will take place from 6 to 12 February 2023. National Apprenticeship Week is an annual week-long celebration ...

A number of improvements and simplifications to apprenticeships will come into force from August 2022. These improvements include: making it simpler ...

Programme: Technician Scientist, level 5 Training Provider: Cogent Expected duration: 39 months Closing date for applications: 27 June 2022 Interview date: July 2022 Click here ...

Programme: Laboratory Technician, level 3 Training Provider: CSR Group Expected duration: 2 years Closing date for applications: 13 June 2022 Interview date: 30 June 2022 Click ...

Programme: Technician Scientist, level 5 Training Provider: University of Kent Expected duration: 3 years Closing date for applications: 30 May 2022 Potential start date: ...

Vacancy Information Programme: Quality Practitioner, Level 4 Training Provider: CSR Group Expected duration: 2 years Closing date for applications: 25 February 2022 Potential start ...

Britain's Oxford Biomedica Plc said on Friday it would form a viral vector manufacturing business with U.S.-based Homology ...

National Apprenticeship Week 2022 (7-13 February) aims to shine a light on the amazing work being done by employers and apprentices ...

RoslinCT, a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) focused on advanced cell therapies, announces investment from Global Healthcare Opportunities, ...

Vacancy Information Programme: Technician Scientist, Level 5 Training Provider: University of Kent Expected duration: 3 years Closing date for applications: 22 January 2022 Potential ...

At the end of last month, Advent Bioservices announced their CDMO, based in Sawston near Cambridge, has received GMP certification ...

Vacancy Information Programme: Technician Scientist, Level 5 Training Provider: University of Kent Expected duration: 3 years Closing date for applications: 22 January 2022 Potential ...

The Poonawalla Vaccines Research Building is to be established at Oxford University following £50m funding commitment from Serum Life Sciences. £50 ...

Quell Therapeutics Ltd (“Quell”), the world leader in the development of engineered T-regulatory (Treg) cell therapies for serious medical conditions ...

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for biologics, viral vaccines and viral vectors, has ...

Vacancy Information Programme: Technician Scientist (Level 5) Training Provider: University of Kent Expected duration: 3 years Closing date for applications: 12 December 2021 Potential ...

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) Skills Team were pleased to support a student/parent open event at North ...

The Generation Hitchin event on the 21st October 2021 was coordinated by the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Amazing Apprenticeships to ...

    Today is the International Women in Engineering Day and as we celebrate this year’s theme of #EngineeringHeroes, ...

New virtual training reduces costs and time it takes for new employees to become operational Training in Good Manufacturing Practice ...

RoslinCT is a world-leading contract manufacturing and development organisation, specialising in the field of cellular therapies, advanced therapeutic medicinal products ...

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult was established in 2012 as an independent centre of excellence to advance the growth of ...

Advent BioServices have two fantastic opportunities for Technician Scientist Apprentices (Level 5) Advent Bioservices began activity as a cell therapy contract ...

National Apprenticeship Week 2021 (8 – 12 February) aims to shine a light on the amazing work being done by employers and apprentices across ...

The new cell and gene therapy integration laboratory in Stevenage will receive over £3m from Hertfordshire LEP’s Getting Building ...

The National Horizons Centre, RoslinCT and the University of Birmingham will deliver cell and gene therapy and vaccine manufacturing specific ...

Sixfold Bioscience have two fantastic opportunities for Technician Scientist Apprentices (Level 5) - one in Applied Biosciences and one in Chemical ...

Advent BioServices have two fantastic opportunities for Technician Scientist Apprentices (Level 5) Advent Bioservices began activity as a cell therapy contract ...

In the last two years, ATAC has been instrumental in meeting the industry’s need for 400-600 new skilled workers ...

We have two fantastic opportunities for HNC in Applied Sciences qualified Modern Apprentices (MA) to join our world-leading Gene Therapy ...

To support the production team and manager in a wide variety of responsibilities including, but not limited to: scheduling, booking ...

Oxford Biomedica is a gene and cell therapy company specialising in the development of gene-based medicines. It was established in 1995 ...

Roslin CT are currently offering a rare opportunity for an Modern Apprentice within Cell & Gene Therapy to join their ...

The Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult has received £4.7m to kick-start a Centre for Advanced Therapies Training and Skills (CATTS) ...

A Technician Scientist in Cell & Gene Therapy carries out scientific experimentation, laboratory investigations and/or production activities across Research &...

Biogelx are recruiting a Laboratory Technician. The successful candidate will study towards the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) in Life Sciences and ...

Roslin CT are currently offering three rare opportunities for Modern Apprentices within Cell & Gene Therapy to join our rapidly ...

Symbiosis are recruiting 3 apprentices within their Quality, ATMP and Technical teams. The successful candidates will complete a Modern Apprenticeship (MA) ...

The successful candidate will have a day to day role working within the production team. You'll conduct proprietary production tests ...

A Technician Scientist in Drug Development carries out scientific experimentation, laboratory investigations and production activities across Research & Development of ...

Cobra Biologics Ltd are looking to recruit a Validation Technician Apprentice to join their company. Successful candidate will work towards ...

Oxford Biomedica is a gene and cell therapy company specialising in the development of gene-based medicines. It was established in 1995 ...

Gyroscope Therapeutics is building something special – a company to preserve people’s sight and fight the devastating impact of blindness ...

Gyroscope Therapeutics is building something special – a company to preserve people’s sight and fight the devastating impact of blindness ...

The Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult team has an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Engineer to join the team at ...

Cobra Biologics Ltd are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineering Apprentice to join their company. Successful candidate will work towards ...

The Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult has received £4.7m to kick-start a Centre for Advanced Therapies Training and Skills (CATTS) ...

Oxford Biomedica is a gene and cell therapy company specialising in the development of gene-based medicines. It was established in 1995 ...

Upskilling the UK cell and gene therapy industry For the second year running, the Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) hosted ...

Workshops took place in early February 2020 across the country during National Apprenticeship Week to focus on the pivotal role of ...

Oxford Nanopore makes Nanopore sensing devices designed to enable the analysis of any living thing, by any person, in any ...

With cell and gene therapies moving towards commercialisation and employment in this space predicted to reach over 6,000 jobs by 2024, this ...

Cobra have launched a dedicated new page on their company website to promote the value of apprenticeships. This really showcases ...

Workshops took place across the country to focus on the pivotal role of advanced therapies apprenticeships in addressing the skills ...

It can be challenging to find suitable training opportunities within a small organisation, particularly for more junior staff. Apprenticeships offered ...

ATAC has been established by the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Catapult to develop the first apprenticeship programme designed specifically ...

The UK cell and gene therapy industry currently supports over 3,000 jobs. Employment in this sector in the UK is set ...

Axol produces high quality human cell products and critical reagents such as media and growth supplements. They are looking to ...

Oxford Biomedica's recent successes are driving significant growth. As such, they are looking to recruit for 2 Level 3 apprentices to join ...

As part of the ATAC programme, Cobra are currently looking to recruit a Science Manufacturing Technician Apprentice to join the ...

The first group of Science Manufacturing Technician apprentices met face-to-face for the first time as they gathered at CSR Group ...

These employers of apprentices in the advanced therapy industry took part in a Q&A session during National Apprenticeship ...

Dr Kate Barclay is an Independent Consultant working across high impact Science & Technology industries with a passion for STEM ...

Zack, Mike, Jodie and Emily are Advanced Therapies Scientist apprentices. They are part of the first cohort of advanced therapies ...

During National Apprenticeship Week apprentices and participating employers gathered at Oxford BioMedica to discuss how the first of its kind ...

Apprentices and participating employers will gather at Oxford BioMedica today to discuss how the first-of-its-kind programme is key to the ...

The Level 7 Senior Leaders Master's Degree Apprenticeship will begin in summer 2019, allowing existing managers within the advanced therapies industry to ...

Applications have opened for the second cohort of advanced therapies apprentices who will be Level 3 Science Manufacturing Technicians. 10 December 2018 This ...

Programme will address the projected skills shortage facing public and private employers in the growing cell and gene therapy sector. ...

The 10% fee that small businesses must pay when they take on apprentices will be halved, the chancellor Philip Hammond announced ...

The first group of advanced therapy apprentices met face-to-face for the first time today when they gathered at NHS Blood &...

£3 million in government investment to drive forward the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy via apprenticeships and skills. UK-wide network of Advanced ...