BioTechnical Institute of Maryland

Website: http://biotechmd.org/

The BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc. (BTI) was founded in 1998 as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, to fill a need for specialty scientific training of and placement assistance for entry-level biotechnicians in Maryland’s rapidly expanding biotechnology industry. The BTI Laboratory Associates Program provides tuition-free training in basic laboratory skills to bright, ambitious, unemployed and under-employed residents of Baltimore City.

A combination of classroom instruction, hands-on training and on-the-job work experience, enables BTI’s successful graduates to realize employment options and new careers, while employers benefit from a stream of ready-for-hire, well-qualified lab technicians.