Biotechnology

It is a field that combines biology and technology. It utilises living organisms such as cells and bacteria in the industrial process. Biotechnology professionals work on different areas to improve our life, including developing cleaner and safer fuels, improving crop yields, improving the production of food items, developing drugs to deal with deadly diseases, etc.

I can give one personality’s name who brought name and fame to India in the biotech field. Dr Kiran Mazumdhar Shah is a famous biotechnologist from India. Her love for biotechnology led her to study BSc Zoology in Bangalore India and subsequently studied Masters in brewing technology abroad. After her studies she set up her own lab to innovate products related to her research. She also worked as a Trainee in Ireland to gain hands on experience in her research work. She subsequently started working for many companies and as her research expanded she started her own biotech company known as ‘Biocon’. Biocon is a world famous biotech company for producing medicines and pharmaceuticals. They have also recently produced medicines for first stages of cancer. She is regarded as a world famous personality in biotechnology and TIMES magazine also noted her as women of power to watch last year. 

• Career Opportunities: You can go into pharmaceuticals, healthcare, genetics, or clinical research. Many government and private industries in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, nutrition, cosmetics, marine biotechnology, environmental conservation and waste management, etc. hire candidates with degrees in biotechnology. You can also work in sales and marketing, quality control, administration, or as a laboratory assistant or a field technician.
• Paths to Pursue a career in Biotechnology : 

Best Colleges

1. Fergusson College,Pune
2. Loyola College, Chennai
3. Presidency University, Kolkata
4. Christ University, Bangalore
5. Mount Carmel College,  Bangalore
6. Madras Christian College, Chennai
7. Jawaharlal Nehru University,  New Delhi
8. GSFC University, Vadodara
9. PP Savani university, Surat
10. Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
11. Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar