School of Industrial Technology
Degree: Bachelor of Bioprocess Engineering Technology with Honours
Bioprocess Engineering Technology is a subdiscipline of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering. It creates products by combining living matter, organisms, enzymes, and nutrients under optimal conditions. The programme is for four years. This discipline is responsible for translating discoveries in life sciences into practical and industrial processes and techniques that meet society's needs. This programme is provisionally accredited by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA).
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A Career in Bioprocess Engineering Technology
Bioprocess Technologists are needed in industries involved with the research, development, innovation, and manufacture of biomaterials such as vaccines, enzymes, antibiotics, food and agricultural products, and pharmaceutical supplements. The bioprocess industry, a part of the biotechnology field, is also involved with producing alternative treatment products for diseases, creating and evaluating safer food materials, and formulating biodegradable and environmentally friendly chemicals. Most bioprocessing technology graduates will be directly involved with manufacturing, monitoring, and operating equipment, preparing fermentation media and reagents, and transferring materials for operational upgrading. Some may also be involved with the scientific, technical, training, and business aspects of biotechnology companies.