Karin Borgh, Ph.D.

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Karin Borgh, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI). She received a B.A. in Japanese from Stanford University and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Child and Family Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before leaving academia to help establish BTCI in 1993, Dr. Borgh taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at the university of Wisconsin-Whitewater, focusing on teacher training.

Dr. Borgh is currently responsible for management of BTCI, a corporate-sponsored 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which partners extensively with others to:

• Offer training in biotechnology and biopharmaceutical manufacturing
• Support the development of high technology industries
• Provide science, technology, and life science programs for children and young adults
• Promote the exchange of information between industry, educators, and the general public

BTCI activities include:

• Advanced level courses for graduate students, postdoctoral candidates, faculty and industry scientists
• Biotechnology Field Trips for middle and high school students and teacher workshops
• An Annual International Bioethics Forum designed for the general public

Promega Corporation, an international biotechnology firm, serves as BTCI’s primary sponsor.

For the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Borgh serves as Adjunct Associate Professor for the Master of Science Program in Biotechnology and as Volunteer Faculty for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Science Program. She chairs the Education Committee for the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association and serves on the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Advisory Committee. Dr. Borgh is also a discussion leader for "Medical Ethics and Palliative Medicine," a required course for medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin. In 2002, Dr. Borgh received the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Business Education Partnership Award.