The amazing advantage of biotech is its diversity. The diversity of living organisms is now reflected in the diversity of biotech solutions that are changing the world around us. Biotech is now applied to areas such as sourcing pharmaceutical ingredients, drug delivery systems, drug production processes, quality control and in reducing undesirable waste products, to name but a few.
Pioneer companies that took the biotech route are now reaping the dividends. Novozymes and Codexis are examples that have focused on the biotechnology of enzymes to create diverse solutions for a range of markets, including biopharmaceutical production. In addition to improving manufacturing processes, biotech has revolutionised the development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics. And now cell-therapies are rapidly joining the list of promising treatments.
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