FAQs :
What is biotechnology?
Biotechnology employs molecular biology and genetics to create improved agricultural products, food, animal feed, industrial materials, and medicines. Biotechnology crops are improving harvests while conserving water, soil, and the quality of our environment. Now and even more so in the near future, biotechnology will provide consumers with foods improved in taste and nutritional quality. Industrial applications, using renewable resources such as corn, can be found in plastics and fibers; these bio-based materials reduce our environmental footprint. Millions of people worldwide have been healed or helped by drugs and vaccines developed using biotechnology.
What is a biotechnologist?
A biotechnologist is certified in the field of biotechnology and may have a background in biology, chemistry, bioengineering, etc.
A biotechnologist contributes to the development of biomedical research products such as new drugs, diagnostic kits, and instrumentation.
What kind of future can I expect from studying biotechnology?
A very good one! In fact, 960 new types of jobs in biotechnology are expected to be created within four years.
What is your program about?
We hope to help students transfer to a four-year university to complete their studies in Biotechnology
Our Biotechnology Program is designed to:
- train students in the fundamental skills necessary to begin work as entry level laboratory technicians
- offer new options for students interested in science
- provide enrichment experience for transfer students that will enhance their success after transfer
Our program will prepare students for entry-level laboratory positions that involve conducting basic experiments, collecting data, keeping laboratory records, etc.
How can a student plan his career after a degree in biotechnology?
Students should have clarity in mind and focus on what they want. For pursuing future research, there are large opportunities both in the academia and the industry. The various universities, national research labs, ICMR institutes and Centers of Excellence provide a wide variety of options for students looking at higher education. The core recombinant technology areas for research are agriculture, medical research and healthcare (including services), industrial biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, bio-energy and bio-fuels. Students wanting to work in the industry can look at the areas of R&D, manufacturing, quality assessment / control, sales and marketing and marketing analysis. There are also a number of opportunities for working in the area of environment like the biological diversity arena.
What are the opportunities available for biotech personnel in the private sector?
Students having an innovative bent of mind can enter this arena. Besides research there are openings at various levels like in quality control, marketing and sales, regulatory sector, technology transfer, clinical trials and in the bio-services segment (CROs). Since the industry has become more competitive, have specific human resource requirements, which it finds hard to fulfill. Presently, most of the students are like technicians and there is a great dearth of talent.
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