Delaware Biotechnology Institute

Welcome

The Delaware Biotechnology Institute is a partnership among government, academia and industry to help establish the First State as a center of excellence in biotechnology and the life sciences. The Institute mission is to facilitate a biotechnology network of people and facilities to enhance existing academic and private-sector research, catalyze unique cross-disciplinary research and education initiatives, and to foster the entrepreneurship that creates high-quality jobs.

Faculty Profile
	Blake Meyers, Ph.D. Professor Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Dr. Meyers's current research focuses on several areas, but with a particular emphasis on disease resistance genes in plants. More >>

Highlights
	Future of bioenergy Nov. 8, 2012 As part of a five-year, $50,000 grant supporting state greenhouse gas reduction projects, the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) has partnered with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) in response to the need for 36 billion gallons of petroleum-based fuel to be replaced by biofuels by 2022, according to the Renewable Fuel Standard of 2007. More >>

Research
	Cardiovascular research Nov. 8, 2012 The second annual Delaware Cardiovascular Research Center (DCRC) symposium sponsored by the University of Delaware's College of Arts and Sciences, the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) and the Delaware INBRE was held on Friday, Oct. 19, at the Embassy Suites in Newark to a crowded house interested in the newest discoveries in the world of cardiovascular research. More >>