Canada's government is putting $19 million toward what it says will be the country's biggest talent development program ever.
The Toronto Metropolitan University's BioHubNet will receive the funding from the Canada Biomedical Research Fund to create a four-year program that will produce close to 1,000 highly skilled workers for the biomanufacturing and life sciences sectors, the CBC reports.
According to a 2021 national report from BioTalent Canada, the country's biomanufacturing sector is predicted to face severe workforce shortages in the coming years.
TMU professor Darius Rackus, who will lead the program, says he's "passionate about bringing what we've already developed here at TMU to the program."
The program will provide "critical, cutting-edge, hands-on training to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and others who are ready to transition to industry," according to a release from TMU.
The government says the program will help Canada's biomanufacturing sector grow by increasing its ability to produce life-saving vaccines and therapeutics.
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