Amgen Biotech Experience

INSPIRING THE SCIENTISTS OF TOMORROW

The Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) is an innovative science education programme that introduces secondary school students to the excitement of scientific discovery. ABE provides secondary school teachers with the loan of research-grade equipment, supplies, curriculum and professional development at no cost.

The Amgen Biotech Experience began over 35 years ago through a unique collaboration of Amgen scientists and educators with a passion for sharing the joy of science and discovery. With the vision to bring the excitement of biotechnology to the fingertips of students, the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) has developed a robust curriculum that is now delivered through 27 program sites across 16 countries, empowering educators and inspiring the next generation of scientists through hands-on, research-grade biotechnology experiences.

The programme is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, United Kingdom, Japan, Turkey , South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and United States (Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, San Diego, Massachusetts, San Francisco, Tampa, Los Angeles, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Washington State and Washington DC).

In 2013, the Amgen Foundation joined forces with Education Development Center, a global nonprofit organisation with deep experience and expertise in science education, to establish a Programme Office to support and strengthen the programme worldwide.

The programme features a hands-on molecular biology curriculum designed to introduce students to the excitement of scientific discovery. Each year, 90,000 students take part in the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE), made possible by a global network of over 4,500 trained teachers across 2,300 schools. Through this hands-on programme, students explore the real-world methods scientists use to develop biotechnology medicines. The reach of the programme has been extraordinary, with over 1,000,000 students to date having experienced the fundamentals of biotechnology across North America, Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific.