BIOTECHNOLOGY, the research-oriented science can be broken down into various sub disciplines.

Related fields
You can pursue Bioinformatics, which is an application of biotech, an interdisciplinary field which solves biological problems using computational techniques.

It plays a key role in various areas, such as functional genomics, structural genomics, and proteomics.


Another option is Biomedical Engineering, which uses engineering expertise to analyse and solve problems in Biology and Medicine, providing an overall enhancement of healthcare. 

An important contribution of biomedical engineering is in the design and development of prosthetic devices which replace or enhance the function of missing, inoperative, natural organs or body parts.

Core subjects 
Genetics, Biochemistry, Bioprocess Engineering, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Protein Engineering.

Job profiles
There are many applications of Biotechnology such as development of various medicines, vaccines, increase of productivity, conservation and animal breeding, improvement of quality of seeds, insecticides and fertilizers.

You can work in pharmaceutical companies, chemical, agriculture and allied industries, bio-processing industries, research laboratories run by the government as well as the corporate sector.

Top recruiters
Major corporations include Hindustan Lever Ltd, Thapar Group, Indo-American Hybrid seeds, Biocon India Ltd, IDPL, India Vaccines Corporation, Hindustan Antibiotics,  NCL, and Tata Engineering Research Institute.  


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