Meaning

It is a Combination of IT and Biotechnology. Biotech research generates volumes of information at a very fast pace. Specialized software and computing technologies are required to manage the data in the logical way and makes it possible the research to be applied in everyday life.

Qualifications required

Biology/Maths/ Computing. Just one of the subjects is not enough. The person must be a biotechnologist with good IT skills or and IT person with serious interest in Biology. The channels to Bioinformatics lead from Biotechnology as well as from IT.

Scope