Biotechnology products and services are used in research and development and include products such as tissue cultures, prepared media, and reagents. In general, biotechnology is the modification of living organisms to improve, modify, or product products. Biotechnology has been used for years to selectively breed animals, ferment alcoholic beverages, or produce breads, yogurts, and antibiotics. Recent advances in biotechnology techniques have led to expanded use of genetic organisms, a technology in which genetic material is moved from one organism to another to create a new set of characteristics.

Agricultural development is a large segment of the biotechnology products and services industry. Agricultural biotechnology products and services efforts use genetics techniques to improve or alter the makeup of foods and plants. Agricultural biotechnology research has resulted in plants and food with longer shelf life or increased resistance to diseases or insects. Companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical segment are large buyers in biotechnology products and services industry. The pharmaceutical industry has committed large amounts of research dollars to develop a wide range of biotechnology products including therapeutic products (drug discover and administration), diagnostic products, biological processes (recombinant proteins and vaccines), and pharmaceutical research.

Biotechnology products and services are used in research and development and include products such as tissue cultures, prepared media, and reagents. In general, biotechnology is the modification of living organisms to improve, modify, or product products. Biotechnology has been used for years to selectively breed animals, ferment alcoholic beverages, or produce breads, yogurts, and antibiotics. Recent advances in biotechnology techniques have led to expanded use of genetic organisms, a technology in which genetic material is moved from one organism to another to create a new set of characteristics.

Agricultural development is a large segment of the biotechnology products and services industry. Agricultural biotechnology products and services efforts use genetics techniques to improve or alter the makeup of foods and plants. Agricultural biotechnology research has resulted in plants and food with longer shelf life or increased resistance to diseases or insects. Companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical segment are large buyers in biotechnology products and services industry. The pharmaceutical industry has committed large amounts of research dollars to develop a wide range of biotechnology products including therapeutic products (drug discover and administration), diagnostic products, biological processes (recombinant proteins and vaccines), and pharmaceutical research.

Biotechnology products and services is a general category that has applications in pharmacology, medicine, agriculture, bioremediation, food processing, forensics, and energy production. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) are government agencies that regulate the biotechnology product and biotechnology service industry.

With rapid growth in the biotechnology products and services industry, the need for a trained workforce has led to an increase in biotechnology jobs. Jobs at a biotechnology company can be found in biotechnology research and development, production and quality control, management, sales and marketing, regulator and legal affairs, public relations and communications and support functions.