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Biotech Jobs, Occupations and Careers

Biotech / Biology Jobs

Biotech / Biology companies engage in genomics and its related fields, particularly in the development and selling of drugs, therapeutic products, research equipment and related research services.

Biotech occupations include biologists, biomedical engineers, biotechnology developers, biological scientists and other positions relating to the commercial development of biological, life sciences and genetic technologies.

By combining biology and medicine with engineering, biomedical engineers develop devices and procedures that solve medical and health-related problems.

Many biomedical engineers do research, along with life scientists, biologists, chemists, and medical scientists, to develop and evaluate systems and products for use in the fields of biology and health, such as artificial organs, prostheses (artificial devices that replace missing body parts), instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.

Biomedical engineers design devices used in various medical procedures, such as the computers used to analyze blood or the laser systems used in corrective eye surgery.

Biomedical engineers develop artificial organs, imaging systems such as magnetic resonance, ultrasound, and x-ray, and devices for automating insulin injections or controlling body functions. Most biomedical engineers in this specialty require a sound background in one of the basic engineering specialties, such as mechanical or electronics engineering, in addition to specialized biomedical training.

Biologists study living organisms and their relationship to their environment.

Many biologists work in research and development. Some biologists conduct basic research to advance knowledge of living organisms, including viruses, bacteria, and other infectious agents. Biologists mostly work independently in private industry, university or government laboratories.

Biotech Related Industries

• Agriculture
• Health / Medical
• Pharmaceutical

Cisneros sees more biotech jobs San Antonio Express With targeted investments, San Antonio's biotechnology sector can reach 180000 jobs by 2020 from about 144000 now, former Mayor Henry Cisneros said Tuesday in a busy day of speeches about job creation, higher wages and economic advancement. and more »

Wake Forest BioTech Place to open in Feb. Winston-Salem Journal Gayle Anderson, chief executive and president of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, said she considers BioTech Place a major economic development step for creating a critical mass of biotech jobs. "We desperately need space for potential park ...

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For 2012, forecasts of gain, pain in rebounding economy Boston.com These are housing markets with lots of tech and biotech jobs. Area communities are high up on his list. “This Cambridge-Newton-Framingham market just west of Boston has a strong jobs engine, and, like most of New England, missed the worst of the ... and more »

Simply Money: Help wanted, and needed Cincinnati.com On Wednesday, The Enquirer's Mike Boyer highlighted the BioOhio program of retraining workers for biotech jobs in this area in an article titled “Jobs Await, Training Needed.” Gateway Community and Technical College in Covington is another resource ...