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Veloxis Pharmaceuticals and EMD Millipore Sigma provide 6 BTEC scholarships

Published September 21, 2023

Six fortunate NC State undergraduates have been awarded BTEC scholarships for the 2023–24 academic year. Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cary, N.C., has provided scholarships to four students:

  • Naomi Bouedo, a junior majoring in chemical engineering;
  • Jackson Edwards, a junior majoring in bioprocessing science;
  • Abibatou Sall, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering with a concentration in regenerative medicine; and
  • Aditi Yadav, a junior majoring in chemical engineering and completing a concentration in biomanufacturing sciences.

EMD Millipore Sigma has awarded scholarships to two students:

  • Shelly Aguilar-Garcia, a sophomore majoring in bioprocessing science who is pursuing minors in both microbiology and biomanufacturing; and
  • Joseph (Trey) McCoy – a senior majoring in chemical engineering who is pursuing a concentration in biomanufacturing sciences with a focus on downstream processing.

BTEC scholarships are provided by biomanufacturing and biotechnology firms that agree to a four-year funding commitment. Scholarships, which range from $2,000–$4,500 per year, are awarded to full-time undergraduates who are pursuing BTEC’s minor in biomanufacturing and meet other criteria that may be established by the corporate sponsor. Sponsorships are available at three different levels of support: gold, platinum, and diamond.

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, a platinum-level sponsor, focuses on the global development and commercialization of medications utilized by transplant patients and by patients with serious related diseases.

A leading supplier to the global life sciences industry, EMD Millipore Sigma provides solutions and services for research, development, and production of biotechnology and pharmaceutical drug therapies. Millipore Sigma is a gold-level sponsor and is represented on the BTEC Advisory Board.

BTEC gratefully acknowledges the support of Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and EMD Millipore Sigma.