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April 30, 2025

New program offers training and education at º£½ÇÂÒÂ× to support Lonza’s continued growth in Portsmouth

Photo of Great Bay President Dr. Cheryl Lesser, Lynn Szymanski, BTC Director and Lonza representatives
Left-to-right: Delilah Smith, Apprenticeship USA-NH Hub Developer, Community College System of New Hampshire, Lynn Szymanski, Director of Workforce Development, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, Deb Audino, Professor of Biotechnology, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, Dr. Cheryl Lesser, President, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, and Alex Hackathorn, Lonza Senior Aseptic Training Specialist in Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing.

Portsmouth, NH (April 30, 2025 ) – , the workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), is collaborating with Lonza on a new apprenticeship program at its Portsmouth, NH facility. Working with º£½ÇÂÒÂ× (º£½ÇÂÒÂ×), ApprenticeshipNH is working alongside Lonza and the Office of Apprenticeship to create a one-year Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) that combines paid, on-the-job training at Lonza with eight weeks of related instruction at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s Portsmouth campus.

As of February 2025, º£½ÇÂÒÂ× now offers a customized biomanufacturing education program for Lonza apprentices. “Lonza was familiar with our outstanding Biotechnology certificate and associate degree programs – and knew that we were right around the corner from its Portsmouth site. Combining resources for a biomanufacturing technician apprenticeship program offered a powerful means of training Lonza’s future workforce while preparing students for careers in a fast-growing field,†said Dr. Cheryl Lesser, º£½ÇÂÒÂ× president. .