Internship Opportunities in Applied Biotechnology

Students will have an opportunity to gain practical experience through a 3 to 6 month-long internship in industry. During their internship, students will learn more about the biotechnology sector and how their PSM degree can help them fill many of the niches in product development, marketing, regulations, and information exchange within this industry.

The internship should be a rigorous training experience (http://psm.science.oregonstate.edu/internships), but is flexible with respect to focus and timeline to attract corporate partners and meet students’ specific career goals and interests. The student’s Graduate Committee and PSM Program Coordinator will provide guidance during exploration of project options; however, it is up to the student to formally secure and initiate the internship with an industry supervisor.

The following companies have provided internships for PSM Applied Biotechnology students in the past or have hired graduates from this program:

• Biomoles (Seattle WA)
• Institute of Neuroscience (Eugene OR)
• Institute for Systems Biology (Seattle WA)
• Luca Technologies, LLC (Golden CO)
• Molecular Probes/Invitrogen (Eugene OR)
• OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (Beaverton OR)
• Oregon Department of Agriculture (Salem OR)
• Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (Tustin CA)
• Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle WA)
• Siga Technologies, Inc. (Corvallis OR)

The following organizations might be helpful or have an interest in hiring interns in the future:

• Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (McMinnville OR)
• Chemica Technologies, Inc. (Beaverton OR)
• Oregon Bioscience Association (Portland OR)
• Mitosciences (Eugene OR)

An overview of companies that have hired and supported PSM students in the U.S. can be viewed on the national PSM website. Explore additional internship opportunities at BioLink.