adMare BioInnovations and CASTL Partner to Build Canada’s Biomanufacturing Talent

Vancouver, BC and Charlottetown, PE (November 9th, 2021) – adMare BioInnovations and the Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) are pleased to announce their new partnership to train industry-ready talent for Canada’s biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
Headquartered in Prince Edward Island, CASTL is a first-of-its-kind Canadian skills and training initiative established to increase talent for Canada’s bioeconomy. Specializing in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, CASTL has brought to Canada world-class technical training curriculum from the globally recognized National institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT). Working with industry, academia and government, CASTL will offer multiple applied learning streams and pathways for individuals to acquire hands-on technical training and theoretical knowledge.
Under this new collaboration, the adMare Academy will become the Lead National Partner for CASTL; and the two organizations will work together to facilitate the development, delivery, and growth of CASTL’s training programs across the country.
“Building talent is a key piece of the adMare mission,” said Gordon C. McCauley, President and CEO of adMare. “We know that the greatest competitive advantage and most valuable resource of the Canadian life sciences industry is our people. We also know however, that the enormous growth our industry is experiencing has created significant skills gaps – so we are very excited to partner with CASTL to help address these gaps to facilitate continued growth.”
Penny Walsh-McGuire, CASTL’s Executive Director added, “By working together under the auspices of the adMare Academy, we will accelerate the building and implementation of CASTL’s pre-eminent biopharma manufacturing training, and amplify our impact on the sector from coast to coast to coast.”
Private industry and public policy makers across the country are aggressively adding the biomanufacturing capacity that the pandemic showed is critical to Canadian self-reliance. With this partnership, adMare and CASTL will build the domestic talent to enable effective scale-up of biomanufacturing facilities. Together, CASTL and adMare are offering gold-standard training programs that provide the theoretical, hands-on, and professional competencies to ensure graduates are work-ready. These personnel will power the growth and success of Canada’s biomanufacturing and broader life sciences sectors.
About adMare BioInnovations
About CASTL
Contacts:
Barry Gee
Senior Director, Communications and External Affairs
adMare BioInnovations
604-619-4805 | bgee@admarebio.com
Chelsey Rogerson
Director of Marketing and Communications
CASTL/Prince Edward Island BioAlliance
902-213-7351 | chelsey@peibioalliance.com
adMare Bioinnovations et la Castl S’associent Pour Développer les Talents en Biofabrication au Canada

Établie à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, la CASTL est une initiative canadienne de formation et d’acquisition de compétences, la première du genre, qui a pour but d’accroître les talents pour la bioéconomie du Canada. Spécialisée dans la fabrication de produits biopharmaceutiques, la CASTL a introduit au Canada un programme de formation technique de calibre mondial dispensé par le National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT), un établissement reconnu dans le monde entier. En collaboration avec l’industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement, la CASTL offrira de multiples filières d’apprentissage appliqué et des voies permettant aux individus d’acquérir une formation technique pratique et des connaissances théoriques.
Dans le cadre de cette nouvelle collaboration, l’académie adMare deviendra le principal partenaire national de la CASTL, et les deux organismes travailleront ensemble pour faciliter la conception, la prestation et la croissance des programmes de formation de la CASTL dans tout le pays.
L’industrie privée et les décideurs publics de tout le pays s’efforcent d’accroître la capacité de biofabrication dans la foulée d’une pandémie qui a démontré le caractère essentiel de ce secteur pour l’autonomie du Canada. Grâce à ce partenariat, adMare et la CASTL vont développer les talents nationaux pour permettre la mise à l’échelle efficace des installations de biofabrication.
Ensemble, la CASTL et adMare offrent des programmes de formation de qualité supérieure qui permettent d’acquérir les compétences théoriques, pratiques et professionnelles nécessaires pour que les diplômés soient prêts à travailler. Ce personnel sera le moteur de la croissance et de la réussite du secteur de la biofabrication et des sciences de la vie en général au Canada.
À propos d’adMare BioInnovations
À propos de la CASTL
Personnes-ressources:
Barry Gee
Directeur Principal, Communications et Affaires Extérieures
adMare BioInnovations
604-619-4805 | bgee@admarebio.com
Chelsey Rogerson
Directrice, Marketing et Communications
CASTL/Prince Edward Island BioAlliance
902-213-7351 | chelsey@peibioalliance.com