Firm launches biotech entrepreneurship program

FORT MYERS — Scientists from Algenol Biofuels will teach an honors class at Florida Gulf Coast University, the company announced.

Algenol will offer the biotech entrepreneurship course at the university beginning in the fall, the company says in a statement. Algenol has been developing a pilot refinery in south Lee County that produces ethanol from algae and it seeks land in Florida to build a full-scale facility.

“High-impact educational experiences, ones that break the artificial barriers between coursework and the real world, have proven to be one of the most effective ways of teaching today's college students,” says Sean Kelly, director of FGCU's honors program, in a statement.