Lab Skills & Biotechnology Skills Bootcamp - 21st Sep-2nd Oct

NOTE: After submitting your interest via the form on our website, a member of the BioGrad Education team will contact you to confirm your eligibility. Please wait for confirmation from our team before attending, as places are only available to approved learners.

This fully funded course is designed to help you build practical laboratory skills, develop your understanding of modern biotechnology and gain hands-on experience with techniques used across scientific research and industry.

Throughout the 10-day bootcamp, you’ll complete a wide range of practical laboratory activities covering key techniques including pipetting, solution preparation, microbiology, PCR, gel electrophoresis and Western blotting. You’ll learn both the theory behind these techniques and how they are applied in a real laboratory environment.

You’ll also be introduced to mammalian cell culture, including areas such as sterility and media preparation, cell resuscitation, counting and seeding, cell health and confluency, passaging and cryopreservation.

The bootcamp includes 60 guided learning hours delivered across 10 days, combining theory with practical laboratory training. The first day begins at 8:45am, with subsequent sessions running from 9:00am to 4:00pm, including a one-hour lunch break.

You’ll also take part in CV and careers workshops and student presentations, helping you build confidence not only in the laboratory but when preparing for your next career step.

This course is ideal for:

• Biology and life science graduates looking to develop practical laboratory experience
• Students preparing to enter scientific or laboratory-based careers
• Early-career scientists looking to strengthen their technical skills
• People from other academic backgrounds interested in moving into laboratory-based roles
• Laboratory technicians looking to expand or refresh their practical knowledge
• Professionals looking to build confidence with commonly used laboratory techniques

By the end of the bootcamp, you’ll have greater confidence using essential laboratory techniques, practical exposure to mammalian cell culture and a stronger understanding of how these skills are used within modern laboratory and biotechnology environments.

You are eligible if you:

• Are 19 or over
• Have been living in the UK for at least 6 months
• Have the right to work in the UK
• Live in Cheshire & Warrington

and you are not eligible if you are:

• On a Student or Graduate visa
• In the UK on a temporary or visitor visa
• On a sponsored work visa (e.g. Skilled Worker visa)
• Without the legal right to live and work in the UK

To get started, simply complete the enquiry form on our website. Once submitted, our onboarding team will review your details and confirm your eligibility.

After submitting your interest via the form on our website, a member of the BioGrad Education team will contact you to confirm your eligibility. Please wait for confirmation from our team before attending, as places are only available to approved learners.

Apply here:
Laboratory Skills & Biotechnology | BioGrad

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