Empowering Educators
BioPathways
BioPathways is Ohio Life Sciences’ flagship education initiative. We provide free curriculum, teacher workshops, and industry access, connecting 6th-12th grade science teachers with Ohio’s $15 billion life sciences industry.
Connecting Ohio’s Classrooms to Life Sciences Careers
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The challenge we’re solving
Students learn mitosis but miss the connection to careers.
Teachers lack access to industry context.
Meanwhile, Ohio companies need talent, and 68% of students wish they’d explored careers earlier.
What’s at stake
Without this, students leave Ohio searching for opportunities that exist in their home state. They choose paths that don’t match their strengths.
Ohio Life Sciences invests in BioPathways to keep talent here.
INDUSTRY PARTNERS:
For Teachers
Show your students where life science leads in Ohio.
Mitosis. DNA replication. Protein synthesis. Add career context without adding to your workload through free curriculum, workshops, and industry access.
BioPathways equips teachers to:
- Bridge the gap between careers in life science and the classroom
- Use insider knowledge to make learning relevant to students.
- Implement classroom activities that connect students to the life sciences.
BioPathways Events
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8:00am – 6:00pm Bowling Green, OH
BioPathways Northwest Ohio
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Columbus, OH
BioPathways Central Ohio Workshop
What teachers are saying
BioPathways PDs are consistently high quality. I always walk away with actual labs, materials, and ideas I can implement in class the following week.
— Shadayah Lawrence, Biotechnology Teacher
It reinforced the importance of the procedures my students do in the lab. Not just in hospitals, but across biotechnology, engineering, and manufacturing.
— Danyell Terry, Biology Teacher
1. Find free, hands-on, industry-informed lessons
Access our open-source curriculum to connect students to work-based investigations and life science career pathways.
2. Join our immersive teacher workshops
Engage in peer and industry collaboration and gain exclusive resources to explore Ohio’s growing life sciences sector.
3. Equip students for career pathways
Give students future access to opportunities in a $15 billion industry.
For Industry Partners
Your future workforce is in Ohio Classrooms.
BioPathways is Ohio Life Sciences’ flagship education initiative—the connector between what students learn today and careers that exist right now in Ohio. We provide free curriculum, teacher workshops, and industry access for 6th-12th-grade science educators.
Funded through state grants and industry partnerships, BioPathways is built on a shared vision: preparing students for the next-generation workforce by equipping them with the tools, inspiration, and real-world insight to see their future.
INDUSTRY PARTNERS:
Build a local talent pipeline.
Students learn about careers with or without a four-year degree: manufacturing, quality control, lab operations.
Give students real industry exposure
Our curriculum teaches biotech skills students can use, such as CGMPs, SOPs, documentation, and technical accuracy.
Strengthen your brand.
Teachers become the long term advocates for the industry.
Ways to get involved
Support Teachers
We provide educators with the support they need to guide the next-generation workforce.
Inspire Students
We equip classrooms with exclusive resources that connect students to cutting-edge career paths.
Foster Innovation
Host a Virtual Visit:
Showcase your facility to thousands of students.
Offer site visits:
Invite educators to tour your facility and see what students should prepare for.
Share your expertise:
Attend networking sessions, answer questions about career pathways.
Join the Industry Directory:
Make your company discoverable to students exploring careers.
Sponsor workshops:
Provide teachers with equipment and training.
Let’s Talk
Whether it’s your time, talent, or support, your organization can get involved with BioPathways! Contact Angie McMurry, Director of Workforce and Industry Engagement at Ohio Life Sciences.
BioPathways is proudly sponsored by Ohio Life Sciences and developed in partnership with educationprojects.org.