CASTL Partners with Moderna Canada to Ready Workforce at Laval Manufacturing Site
MONTREAL, QC– The Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Moderna Canada to support biomanufacturing training for employees at Moderna’s new vaccine manufacturing facility in Laval, Quebec.
The MOU between CASTL and Moderna Canada establishes a collaboration to support Moderna Canada employees with customized Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) training for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Employees onboarding with Moderna’s Laval manufacturing facility will gain custom skills training that enhances Moderna’s internal training programs.
“Moderna is pleased to partner with CASTL on customized GMP training that complements our own efforts as we advance the operational readiness of our new Laval mRNA manufacturing facility. Fostering the appropriate expertise is an essential element of ensuring reliable domestic production of our mRNA respiratory portfolio for Canada.”
-Roger Ngassam
Manufacturing Site Heat at Moderna Canada
CASTL is a national skills and training organization delivering a globally recognized curriculum to address the talent needs of the Canadian life sciences sector. In November 2023, with support from the Government of Quebec, CASTL officially opened its biomanufacturing training facility at the Angus Technopole in Montreal. The GMP-like facility contains state-of-the-art pilot-scale bioprocessing equipment that offers theoretical and hands-on training supporting skills development that are immediately transferable to the operations and workflows used in biomanufacturing.
“Our customized biomanufacturing training programs respond to the industry demand for individuals who have the technical skills to enter, meet the needs and thrive in fast-growing companies, like Moderna Canada. CASTL is honoured to partner with a global leader like Moderna Canada in support of this significant investment in Canada’s biomanufacturing capacity.”
-Penny Walsh-McGuire
Executive Director at CASTL
For more information on careers at Moderna Canada visit https://modernatx.eightfold.ai/careers/
CASTL instructor-led training programs are now open for registration at their Biomanufacturing Training Facility in Montreal, QC and Charlottetown, PE. For more information visit www.castlcanada.ca
Media contact
Stefanie Bolduc
[email protected]
613-794-1367
Original source here.
The post CASTL Partners with Moderna Canada to Ready Workforce at Laval Manufacturing Site appeared first on Life Sciences British Columbia.