PRIMER-Tropical Bioprospecting Venture at CETA (PRIMER-TBV) supports the training of primarily Hispanic teachers in biotechnology within a tropical scenario, using a research-based, entrepreneurial approach for the search of new products. PRIMER-TBV will be offered by Universidad del Turabo at its specialized biotechnology center (CETA) in Barceloneta, PR. PRIMER-TBV is sponsored by National Science Foundation-Advanced Technical Education (DUE-0903274). Newsletter Tropical Biotech Forum; distributed during the NSF ATE PI Meeting 2010-11.