Regions
|
Group Information
|
|
|---|---|
| Group Title: | |
| Group Description: |
Biotechnology, also known as the life sciences, covers a broad spectrum of disciplines that is concerned with the study of living organisms, including microorganisms, plants, animals and human beings.
The life sciences industry develops therapeutics and pharmaceuticals, medical technology (including devices and diagnostics). It fuels innovation in agritech and foodtech, biotherapeutics (including stem cells and regenerative medicine) and digital health. It seeks to treat diseases such as cancer, hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS and find ways to feed the world’s growing population, which is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. |