| |9 OCTOBER , 2024HIGHERReviewgroundwork for a future full of promise." Says R. Srinivasan President Council, K.S.R. College of Arts and Science.Diagnostic & Clinical ApplicationsBiotech and genomics are now more common in diagnostic and clinical work, leading to many job prospects. Firms like Illumina show how genomics, especially DNA sequencing, can be applied clinically.For instance as a top player in DNA sequencing tech, Illumina gives scientists and doctor's tools to read genetic codes fast and accurately. Their platforms have significantly boosted our genomics knowledge and disease understanding.Healthcare teams count on experts to make sense of genetic details. These experts include genetic advisors, clinical gene specialists, and data scientists. They help change genetic info into helpful advice for patients' health. They explain genetics and help steer doctors on the right path for treatment. Biology and medicine come together here. It forms an exciting area for professionals to help shape patient specific healthcare and accurate medicine.Bioprocessing & Industrial BiotechnologyBiotechnology isn't just for research or figuring out diseases. It's supe¬r valuable for factories, farming, and cleaning up the planet. Industrial biotechnology uses stuff from nature¬ to make useful products in significant amounts, like using e¬ngineered tiny life forms to make biofuels, for example.For example there's this company called Amyris. They're experts in making things using biology. They've successfully tinkered with yeast to make it churn out eco friendly biofuels. So, not only does this answer the world's longing for new energy sources, but it also shows how biotechnology helps to look after our planet.Experts in misprocessing, fermentation and industrial biotech play key roles. They optimize how things are made. They make bio based products more scalable. Sustainability is essential today. It's led to many new jobs in this field. There are jobs for folks good at engineering bioprocess sees, engineering metabolism, and microbiology in industry."A very large proportion of this is life sciences and medicine, powered by the sheer talent and skill of Biotechnology professionals trained in Indian Universities. This is a direct outcome of the long-term planning and sustained encouragement provided to Biotechnology in Indian Universities. The Department of Biotechnology was set up as early as 1986. Apart from this, a large number of other Government bodies have been building up this base continuously ­ in terms of strengthening of infrastructure, research funding, human resource development, mobility of scientists etc. "Says Sonika Bhatnagar, Head, Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Netaji Subhas University.Getting from school to a re¬warding job in biotech and genomics is cool! You'll find lots of chances for growth. Look at CRISPR the rapeutics, Illumina, and Amyris. People in this field can work on excellent research; make health care better, and fix big problems with new ideas.You need to be competent in this fast paced field. You need good schooling in cell biology, genes, bioinformatics, and engineering. Plus, knowing what's new in tech will help you do better in your job.The biotech and genome industry is changing fast. That means they're always looking for intelligent people who can help. Some folks may work on next gene ration treatments. Others might improve how we find diseases. Then there are those who make industry practices greener. All of them are doing something special for the world and having a good, tough job.
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