Molecular Biotechnology is about the application of biological science at the molecular level. It is one of the most exciting and fast growing fields of science, so much so that TIME magazine called the 21st Century the "Biotechnology Century".?

This claim was based on the explosion of molecular technologies, and the impact these technologies are likely to have upon the world we live in. Already, the number of new products being developed for human and animal health is growing exponentially, and this trend is well and truly set to continue.