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The Biotechnology Aptitude and Competency Exam (BACE) is an industry-recognized exam offered by Biotility designed to assess core skills and knowledge sets defined by the bioscience industry. The exam framework is based on a DACUM analysis, detailing the competencies foundational to technician level positions. Reviewed and updated annually with oversight from a national advisory board, the BACE remains current to industry needs nationwide.

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The BACE Jumpstarts Careers and Streamlines Hiring

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The BACE credential is an industry-recognized credential that documents mastery of the core skills and knowledge valued for entry-level technician positions in the bioscience industry (including, but not limited to: quality control technician, research technician, process technician, specimen collector, and more). The BACE is used as a hiring benchmark nationwide — credential earners require less training than their counterparts, which allows for nearly seamless onboarding.

The BACE has 7500+ credential earners to date, with more added every day.

How the BACE Helps Biotechnician Assistants Meet Industry Standards

NEW! Bioscience Industry Digital Badging

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For those seeking to chart their journey towards the BACE credential, Biotility is thrilled to unveil a new, free bioscience industry digital badging system. This system enables candidates to demonstrate their achievements with digital badges as they conquer each of the exam’s eight categorical areas.

Interested institutions must register as a BACE Exam Site for complimentary access to the BACE Practice Exam and badging system.

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Where is the BACE Administered?

The BACE is administered across more than half of the United States, and has been formally adopted by the Department of Education in many of those states.

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Where are BACE Credential Earners Employed?

Accelerate Diagnostics â—¾ ActiGraph L.L.C.  â—¾ Advent Health â—¾ American Association of Poison Control Centers â—¾ American Medical Response â—¾ Andrews Research & Education Foundation â—¾ AO Precision Manufacturing â—¾ Apalachee Center â—¾ Applied Genetics Technologies Corporation â—¾ Axogen â—¾ Baptist Health South Florida â—¾ Bio4Front â—¾ Biomedtech â—¾ Boehringer Ingelheim â—¾ BYI Additives & Instruments â—¾ Center for Advanced Veterinary Care â—¾ Cepheid â—¾ Children’s Mercy Hospital â—¾ Cirsium Biosciences â—¾ Cryo-Cell Int. â—¾ CURIS Decontamination â—¾ Emerald Cloud Lab â—¾ Emerging Pathogens Institute of the University of Florida â—¾ Environmental Research Analyst Lab â—¾ Florida Laboratory Analysis â—¾ Headstream Innovation â—¾ HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology â—¾ Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab â—¾ Jubilant-HollisterStier â—¾ Lacerta Therapeutics â—¾ McMaster-Carr â—¾ Merieux Nutrisciences â—¾ Myolyn â—¾ Nemours Children’s Hospital â—¾ National Blood Testing Cooperative â—¾ Ology Bioservices â—¾ Orlando Health â—¾ QOL Medical â—¾ Regenex Bio â—¾ Ritch’s Pharmacy â—¾ Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine â—¾ Scientist In Every Florida School â—¾ Southwest Research Institute â—¾ Stryker Orthopaedics â—¾ Syngenta â—¾ Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare â—¾ Texas Instruments â—¾ The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, NIH) â—¾ United States Coast Guard â—¾ Vitalent â—¾ Walgreens Pharmacy â—¾ Zoetis â—¾ And Many More!

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