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Toward an integrated biotechnological engineering education program: a Canadian perspective

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As jobs move out of the chemical industry and into biotechnology, engineers with an integrated knowledge of the biological sciences are in increasing demand.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, Blvd. de l'Université, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Québec, Canada

    Patrick Vermette, Pierre Proulx & Bernard Marcos

  2. Research Center for Aging, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Sherbrooke, 1036, rue Belvédère Sud, Sherbrooke, J1H 4C4, Québec, Canada

    Patrick Vermette

  3. Intelligent Materials and Systems Institute (IMSI), Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, Blvd. de l'Université, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Québec, Canada

    Patrick Vermette & Pierre Proulx

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Vermette, P., Proulx, P. & Marcos, B. Toward an integrated biotechnological engineering education program: a Canadian perspective. Nat Biotechnol 21, 1525–1527 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1203-1525

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