The University of Texas at Austin

Engineering Career Assistance Center

Bioscience and Biotechnology Career Fair Students

November 7, 2012, 1 - 5pm
Texas Union Ballroom

The career fair is a great opportunity to network with representatives from the bioscience and biotechnology industries.

Agenda

Time: 1 - 5pm
Career Fair

Enjoy light refreshments and network with employers from biomedical industry. Students can share resumes with employers and find out more about employers and their hiring needs.

Time: 5:30 - 6:30pm
Speaker Panel Workshop

Panel of speakers from biomedical industry will share their perspectives and answer student questions.  Panelists represent the following organizations:  Austin Technology Incubator, Datatrak International, Emergent Technologies, Hulsey IP Law, and Life Technologies.

Employers Participating in Career Fair Include:

Allergan
Apollo Endosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine -- Orthotics and Prosthetics Program
Baylor College of Medicine -- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Celling Biosciences
Clinical Pathology Labs
Duke University TIP
Emergent Technologies, Inc.
Emerson Process Management
Epic
Escalation Point, Inc.
Hulsey IP Law
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Life Technologies
Luminex Corporation
MD Anderson Cancer Center
PPD
Spot On Sciences, Inc.
Synaptic Resources
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
UT Health Science Center at Houston


Attire


Attire for the event is business casual.


Resumes


Take copies of your resume to share with employers.

 

Average Annual Starting Salaries, 2011-12

(bachelor's degree recipients, in industry)

Average $68,604
Aerospace $62,499
Architectural $56,108
Biomedical $61,859
Chemical $72,738
Civil $55,131
Electrical $69,014
Mechanical $69,044
Petroleum $88,281

Source: Engineering Career Assistance Center

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