What is your unfair advantage? That was the question Jeff Fairman asked attendees at Biotech Nexus, an annual gathering hosted by Northwestern Engineering's Master of Biotechnology Program (MBP).

The global biotechnology market was valued at more than $1.5 trillion in 2023. By 2030, that value is expected to balloon to nearly $4 trillion, according to Grand View Research. To help explain that ...

Researchers at DTU Biosustain (The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at DTU) have developed a new tool that significantly accelerates and simplifies the genetic engineering of yeast ...

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...

Biotechnology engineering holds significant future potential, particularly in rapidly growing fields such as bioinformatics, bioprocessing, pharmaceuticals, genetics, healthcare and advanced research, ...

Medical bioengineering is reshaping modern healthcare by merging biology, engineering, and advanced computational systems to create precise and personalized treatments. Through innovations like CRISPR ...

Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from engineering, biology, and materials science to develop biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue ...

Faculty conducting research in these areas use both experimental and computational approaches to integrate engineering concepts to enhance biological systems, or use biological materials to ...

Ever wondered how scientists can create new tissues, deliver life-saving drugs, or even use tiny enzymes to clean up pollution? It's all thanks to the amazing world of polymers! Polymers are long ...