What is a biological engineer?

Biological engineers advance medical treatments, biochemicals, crops and environmental systems using biology, physics, math and chemistry applied to nature’s factories: cells, biomolecules, tissues and organisms.

Career Paths

Dream
Company

Thermo Fisher, Quansys Biosciences, Recursion Pharmasuticals, Myraid, EliTechGroup Solutions

Kimberly-Clark, General electric, Huntsman Cancer Institute, ARUP, Bard, Autoliv

Fireworks West, Glanbia, Merck, Danaher, Amgen, LifeTech Labs

Dowl, WesTech, Earthsoft, Autoliv, NASA, Cambell Scientific

Bio
Products

Molecular Diagnostics, Drug Discovery, Scientific Instruments, Human Theraputics

Medical devices, Health Systems, Consumer Products, Hospital Instruments

BioPharmaceuticals, Foods & ingredients, Bioelctronics/Materials, Bio/Chemical Processes

Trait/Strain Development, Enviromental Instruments, Soil/Water Treatment, Sustainable Energy

Degree Emphasis

Degree
Electives

Emphasis

Biosynthetic

Building biological functions not found in nature by synthesizing informational, chemical and physical parts and devices.

Biomedical

Integrates engineering with biomedical sciences and clinical practice to improve human health.

Bioprocess

A series of fluidic operations in which intact cells or their components (e.g., bacteria, enzymes, chloroplasts) are processed to obtain desired products.

BioAg/Environmental

Strain and cultivar development, water and soil treatment and remediation, ecological interventions.

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