INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
CENTERS & INSTITUTES
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U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY
CENTERS & INSTITUTES
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CANADIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY
CENTERS & INSTITUTES
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HONG KONG BIOTECHNOLOGY
CENTERS & INSTITUTES
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UK BIOTECHNOLOGY
CENTERS & INSTITUTES
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Biotechnology centers and institutes are created by governments, business and
industry, educational institutions, consumer groups and any combination
thereof. Some biotechnology centers and institutes are directly
tied to the founding bodies, some are adjuncts, and others are entirely
autonomous.
Biotechnology centers and institutes serve a variety of
functions, usually defined in a mission statement and often
further expanded upon in a goals or vision statement.
Some of these functions may include:
- Promotion of education, research, development and commerce in biology,
bioscience, biotechnology, bioengineering, biomedicine,
biopharmaceuticals, biorobotics and related disciplines such as
nanoscience;
- Funding of biotechnology research and development efforts;
- Encouraging development of career opportunities in biotechnology
and facilitation of job placement within various biotech
disciplines:
- Raising public awareness of biotechnology issues, challenges or
hazards or bringing a particular aspect of biotechnology to the
forefront of the public consciousness;
- Serving as a watchdog or monitor for the biotech industry and
biotechnology research to insure compliance with safety procedures,
ethical standards and codes of conduct.
- Lobbying lawmaking bodies for enactment of laws either favorable to
the biotechnology industry or restrictive to aspects of its
development.
Biotechnology centers and institutes in the private sector are most often
non-profit entities, but may also be for-profit companies such as
think tanks engaged in furthering the biotech industry and
biotechnology research. Biotechnology centers and institutes may
be regional, national or international in scope and influence.
Authored by Kenneth L. Anderson.
Original article published 8 May 2005.
Follow links to the right to learn more about biotechnology centers and institutes,
the functions each performs and the benefits that derive from their
existence.
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