The mission of the Lone Star College Biotechnology Institute is to prepare students for all levels of entry into the biotechnology industry and to meet the industry's workforce and continuing education needs.

The Institute has three major goals:

* Partnering with the local biotechnology industry to identify and meet its training needs.
* Partnering with the local feeder high schools to recruit students for the biotechnology workforce program.
* Creating shorter, more varied units of biotechnology training in addition to the current two-year associate of applied science degree.

Institute History

Lone Star Biotechnology Institute (LSBI) was created to support the biotehnology industry in The Woodlands and Houston area. The Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute reports there are 5400 biotechnology-related firms in Texas (https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/business/BioTech-March2020.pdf).These firms employ more than 106,000 workers with biotechnology technicians being part of the total number. Additional information about the current biotechnology employment statitics can be found at: 
https://www.thbi.com/FINAL%20THBI_Report.pdf
https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/2017/october/biotech.php 

To support the labor pool needed for the biotechnology companies in our area,  LSC-Montgomery began a two-year biotechnology program in 1995. There is a large demand for workers at all levels in the biotechnology industry and LSC-Montgomery Biotechnology Program's mission is to provide students with skills needed to obtain and maintain careers in this growing industry. In return, the biotechnology companies in the area support LSBI by providing faculty and student internships, participating on its Advisory Board, and creating employment opportunities after graduation..