Starting next year, the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA) is launching a degree that links applied developments in biological sciences, engineering, and data science. It is called Engineering in Biotechnology.
The new academic program will last five years and aims to directly impact health, energy, food, and sustainability, that is, the well-being of people and productive development, as reported by the Argentine News Agency.
The interdisciplinary training is designed to prepare professionals capable of intervening in biological systems, analyzing them through advanced digital models, and transforming them into technologies that accompany scientific progress.
Future professionals will be able to work in health-related areas, such as advanced therapies, diagnostics, development of biotechnological drugs, and personalized medicine. They will have a presence in industrial sectors related to food, biomaterials, fermentation processes, bioenergy, and sustainable chemical solutions, as well as environmental initiatives aimed at clean technologies, ecosystem restoration, and sustainability.
Career opportunities include pharmaceutical and biomedical industries, agribusinesses, food companies, the energy sector, consulting firms, research centers, and technology organizations.
The context is favorable because biotechnology drives scientific and productive transformations globally.
Evolution of the field and trends
The academic direction will be led by Fernando Baidanoff, who will provide an updated perspective on the evolution of the field and the current trends driving biotechnology at a global level.
“The purpose of this degree is to train engineers with a solid foundation in biology and engineering, capable of connecting knowledge with the needs that society demands today and promoting developments that improve health, production, and quality of life,” he stated.
And he added: “Biotechnology is a strategic platform for productive growth, industrial competitiveness, and scientific innovation, and we want our professionals to be protagonists of that advance,” affirms Baidanoff.
Baidanoff will accompany the academic development and permanent updating of the contents in a field that evolves at an accelerated rate.
The institution explained that with this addition, it strengthens its presence in strategic scientific and technological areas and expands training opportunities in fields that today drive new models of production, research, and development.
Consequently, the Engineering in Biotechnology program is added to a university environment that fosters experimentation, links with the industry, and project-based work that brings students closer to the real challenges of the sector, consolidating the role of ITBA in training professionals for the future.
