Bangalore city is known as Silicon Valley of India, since the city is the centre for many National and Multinational corporations, specializing in Information Technology and Computer Programming.

Now, Bangalore city is developing as a centre for Research and Development in the various fields of Bio-Technology, viz Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Stem cell Research, Clinical Research etc. There is a tremendous potential for employment both in India and Abroad for engineering graduates who have specialized in Biotechnology.

The department has the following well equipped labs with latest equipments to suit the present necessity in the field of Bio-Technology.

1. Biochemistry lab
2. Unit operations lab
3. Cell and Molecular Biology lab
4. Microbiology lab
5. Genetic Engineering and Immunotechnology lab
6. Bioinformatics lab
7. Bioprocess control and Instrumentation lab
8. Bioprocess and Automation lab
9. Upstream processing lab
10. Downstream processing lab

The department has well qualified and dedicated faculty headed by Dr. Kusum Paul who has rich experience in academic and research, which is an added advantage for the students.

We are very proud to announce that the Visvesvaraya Technological University has granted the approval to our department to start Research and Development programme. Industry visits are arranged periodically to educate and train the students to face the challenges of global technologies.