| What is biotechnology? Literally it is technology that utilises living things as scientific tools to make a product or to solve problems. The Egyptians were already using biotechnology in 1550 BC when they used yeasts and the malting process to make bread,beer and wine. However the term "biotechnology" actually came about in 1917 referring to the use of large scale fermentation production. Today "biotechnology" is used not only in reference to fermentation technology, but to any technology which has a basis in biological knowledge. All of that biological knowledge comes from many years of research that was done in the name of scientific knowledge and to solve the pressing challenges to humanity. Biotechnology is using information about biological systems to develop techniques for commercial production of food, pharmaceuticals, environmental protection, biochemicals and clinical assays.
Biotechnology Honours orientation day-January 29th. See biotechnology office for detail of time and venue
First lecture for BIOT 7009, Wednesday 4th March, 5 PM. Building 47a (James Foots) room 141
Employment opportunities:
There are more than 400 core biotechnology companies in Australia and more than 600 medical device companies, so there are many employment opportunites. Recent UQ Bachelor of Biotechnology or Master of biotechnology graduates have been employed by IP Australia, UNISEED, Uniquest, Pfizer Animal Health, Glaxo (US), Agrenvec (Spain), Novartis (Switzerland), Intas Biopharma (India), Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Inverness Medical Innovations Ltd, Ausindustry, Department of Primary Industry, Impedimed, Mater Medical Research Institute, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the AIBN, the nutraceuticals/cosmetics industry, and many other companies or institutes. Other students are continuing study towards a PhD or Professional Doctorate.
Click to download the booklet of examples of Biotechnology Research Projects at UQ, available to biotechnology honours and Masters students
Frontiers in Biotechnology These seminars on many different fields of biotechnology (from plant biotech to nanotech) will commenced again in semester 2, Fridays 1PM as part of introduction to biotechnology, BIOT2002 and BIOT6006. Students from first year bachelor of biotechnology are also invited to attend.
Notice Board Refer to www.ilc.uq.edu.au for course (subject) Profiles (descriptions) for biotechnology courses
or the blackboard website for BIOT2002 and BIOT6006 (semester 2) or BIOT 7009 (semester 1)
Bachelor of Biotechnology Program includes majors for 2009- Bioinformatics
- Process technology
- Microbial biotechnology
- Chemical biotechnology
- Drug Design and Development
- Plant biotechnology
- Nanotechnology
- Biotechnology honours graduates from UQ are allowed 6 months credit towards a Master of Business
Stradbroke Island trip for new biotechnology students, 2007 
Presentation of prize to our top honours student of 2005 (Cameron Edgar) by Victor Argaet from Davies Collison Cave, Patent and Trademark Attorneys. 
Course (subject) Profiles (descriptions) for biotechnology courses
Four of our post-graduate courses are supported by  blackboard web resources. Click the icon to access BIOT6006, BIOT6007, BIOT7040 and BIOT7009 if you are enrolled in these courses
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