Industry placement opportunities in UQ's Bachelor of Biotechnology Hear from Ann Damien about her industry placement with Cook Medical. Ann completed this industry placement while doing her Bachelor of Biotechnology at The University of Queensland. By: UQ Faculty of Science … Continue reading →

Lessons from the Biotechnology pop and drop They say that from false moves come fast moves. Well, I would like to add that from too-steep moves come'very fast' moves. Such has been the case with the biotechnology sector this week when... By: Serge Berger … Continue reading →

What is Southern Blotting? Molecular Biology(B.Sc. M.Sc.Biotechnology) Dr. Leena Kansal, Biyani Girls college, Jaipur, Describes about southern blotting which was discovered by E. M. Southern. It is used for the detection of DNA with the help of radioactive probes.... By: Guru Kpo … Continue reading →

Final year biotechnology project presentation BATCH 1 Biodiesel production from macro algal oil by using lipase and whole cell biocatalyst. By: yogi G.D … Continue reading →

A: One of the sectors that benefits most strongly from advances in biotechnology is the pharmaceutical industry. The drug industry benefits with a larger cash flow once an FDA approval has been received for new advances in biotechnology. To understand how biotechnology affects pharmaceuticals, it's helpful to understand what biotechnology is. Biotechnology assists in developing useful products; for example, new drugs to help fight a disease or medical concern. It does this by using living organisms as well as biological systems to enhance their effects. Biotechnology is a cost burden to the drug companies. A majority of the pharmaceutical manufacturing firms invest cash flow into their research and development departments along with paying large dividends to investors. Similar to pharmaceutical firms, biotechnology firms also devote most of their income resources to research and development. In simple terms, with the advances in biotechnology, pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms both benefit financially. This means more funding for research and development, which not only increases the productivity but also decreases the wait time that the investors experience in receiving their dividends. Pharmaceutical firms benefit from advances in biotechnology with large financial rewards if the risks are weighted properly and they take the correct … Continue reading →