Biotechnologies Training

Detailed profiles of schools for Biotechnologies from the EdRef college search portal.

Biotechnologies Training programs train students in the use of living organisms to make contributions to the health, social, and economic areas of human existence. This area is expected to be a fast growing economic sector in the 21st century due to the wide variety of applications for the technology. Biotechnology claims to be able to improve the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, improve food crop plants, improve pest and pathogen management, develop new waste treatment procedures, and produce transgenic organisms that will help to create new drugs.

There are many career options available in the field of biotechnology, including medical industries, agricultural sectors, diagnostic treatments, microbiology, haematology, bioremediation, immunology, crop development, veterinary services, and protein engineering. Moreover, new advances in genetic engineering, protein development, and cell culture have created an enormous pool of potentially useful new technologies. Students in these programs study biological foundations, cell biology, general chemistry, calculus, organic chemistry, and molecular biology, among other subjects.