Biotechnology has receives a great deal of recognition in past few years mainly due to significant strides in rapid testing, vaccinations and medications during the pandemic. Apart from healthcare, biotechnology is also driving breakthroughs in consumer items, chemicals and materials synthesized from plants and microbes.
Industrial biotechnology, a major subcategory of biotechnology involves bio-based production of pharmaceuticals, enzymes, nutrients, eco-friendly polymers, biofuels etc. Recent advances in industrial biotechnology permits new applications for biomass waste for resource conservation, emissions reduction and circularity making it an environmentally and economically sustainable technology. With the exponential growth in this sector there is a high demand for skilled manpower for research and development, production, and sample testing facilities.
At MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, we offer M.Sc (2 years) in Industrial Biotechnology. The course aims to provide fundamental insights into the discipline, promote cutting-edge research and provide industrially relevant skills to the student.
The Industry oriented curriculum will not only open up new avenues for endless career opportunities but also give the students an edge over their peers in term of sound training and acquisition of advance skill sets such as downstream processing, enzyme technology, modeling etc.
Our research oriented faculties, state-of-art laboratories and industry aligned coursework will enable our students in acquiring an entrepreneurial sprit and securing good placement in industry. Those desirous of higher studies abroad will be mentored by our faculties with strong academic credentials from premier research institutes.
Bioinformatics Discipline Involves Application Of Informatics Methods To Solve Problems In Biology. As An Interdisciplinary Field As It Combines All The Techniques In Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics. The Students At Mitbio Are Trained In Areas Of Current Industry Interest Such As Big Data, Hadoop, Cloud Computing Etc. Which Are Then Applied To Datasets In Biology. They Are Taught Programming Languages Such As C, C#, Java, Advanced Java And Scripting Languages Like Python, Spark, Scala To Enable Them To Hone Their It Skills. Database Handling And Management Techniques Are Also Included In The Curriculum. Hands-on Training Is Provided On The State Of Art Modelling Software With Free As Well As Proprietary Packages Such As Moe, Vlife Sciences, Discovery Studios, Gromacs, Mat Lab Toolbox, R, Schrodinger Etc. To Help Students Work On Live Projects Such As Building Predictive Models In Bioinformatics/chemoinformatics.
The term “Biomedical” is often associated with the clinical/medicine domain. With recent trends, it has been found out that engineering has loads of applications in the healthcare domain. Be it Genetics, Medical Imaging, Medical instruments etc. Engineering and Medicine have been fused up like never before. The advancements in engineering two decades back evolved Biomedical Engineering as one of the most preferred field of study by the researchers. Revolutionary technologies in hospitals and surgical rooms has significantly advanced the human health leading to an improved quality of life. A Biomedical Engineer has this unique opportunity to use his skills from mathematics, physics, engineering and biology, anatomy and physiology all together to build up new technologies benefiting human health.
Biotechnology is richly interdisciplinary and pioneering field which fuels curiosity and collaborative spirit. Biotechnology has given cure and cause for most of the diseases and syndromes, genetic engineering has led to advancement in the field of health care, agriculture, industries, its usage in environmental sciences has led to reduction of wastes and the creation of renewable energy sources.The pace of de novo discoveries and inventions has made Biotechnology an undisputed leading arena.