Centre for Biotechnology

The Centre for Biotechnology was established in 1987 in Anna University with financial support from Department of Biotechnology, Delhi, University Grants Commission, Delhi and Anna University. The Department of Biotechnology has the following objectives:
To Train students in the fields of Biotechnology and Food Technology by offering various U.G & P.G programmes.
To promote research activities in various areas of Biotechnology & Food Technology.

Courses Offered :

=> B.Tech Industrial Biotechnology
=> B.Tech Pharmaceutical Technology
=> B.Tech Food Technology
=> M.Tech Biotechnology
=> M.Tech Biopharmaceutical Technology
=> M.Tech Food Technology
=> M.Tech Computational Biology
=> Ph.D. and Research Programmes

Facilities :

Department Library :
The Departmental Library at the Centre has an automated library service system for students and faculty of the centre. The Centre subscribes to forty journals both National and International. It has a collection of more than 3000 volumes of latest books on Biotechnology, Food Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology. Students are provided with adequate computer facilities to access journals through the National Knowledge Network (NKN).

Areas of Research :

=> Molecular Immunotechnology
=> Stem Cell Technology
=> Bioprocess Technology and Automation
=> Protein Engineering
=> Genomics and Proteomics
=> Bioenergy and Green Technology
=> Environmental Biotechnology
=> Computational Biology
=> Tissue Culture and Drug Discovery
=> Chemical Biology
=> Metabolic Disorders
=> Metabolic Engineering and Bioprocess Engineering
=> Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology
=> Food Process Technology