{"id":5283,"date":"2024-03-08T10:19:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gifs.ca\/?page_id=5283"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:09:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T22:09:01","slug":"biomanufacturing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gifs.ca\/programs\/biomanufacturing","title":{"rendered":"Biomanufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1159.9px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-176px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||19px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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