What is the difference between Biomedical and Biotechnology? Which one should I go for and why?

Biomedical engineering deals with all the equipment and technology involved in the medical (healthcare) sector. This means you study about equipment like imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, etc.), intensive care (ventilators, patient monitors, etc.), diagnostic (Pathological test machines), also some therapeutic equipment. In the new curriculum, you learn about hospital management, image processing technology, NISM (networking; especially in hospitals for a large amount of data). Biotechnology, on the other hand, focuses more on the biological aspect of the human body (read: lots of organic biochemistry stuff). To keep things in perspective, look at it this way. A biomedical engineer would design a machine for some pathological test, based on what the biotech person needs. Biotechnology is based on a lot of research work. A biomedical engineer would be interested more in how strong he has become, his jumping skills, etc. Basically, biotech finds its applications in areas like pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, even in research required for biomedical applications. Coming to scope, both are best you can't differentiate between them but you can say one thing that biotechnology being more established than biomedical engineering. so biotechnology has more opportunities than biomedical in today's market

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Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Biomedical broadly refers to the application of engineering and technology principles to the domain of living or biological systems. It is involved in developing innovative biology, materials, processes, implants, devices and informatics approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, for patient rehabilitation, and for improving health. Biomedical engineering is mainly concerned with the facts, theories and models describing biological and clinical phenomena, including other subjects such as physiology, virology, biochemistry, molecular biology and proteomics. It is the most widely applied in the development of engineering solutions to both biological and clinical areas. Both biotechnology as well as biomedical engineering overlap to some extent but are different. Both are upcoming, sunrise fields that have a bright career future. Difference in the course and core areas: Biotechnology: The areas of studies and subjects covered under this are mainly molecular cell biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, systems biology and statistics which introduce students to the fundamental concepts of modern biology, including cell biology, experimental techniques and data handling, genomics and proteomics. The student will have to understand the basics of traditional engineering disciplines and biology to solve problems encountered in health care. It also the basic sciences, mathematics, engineering and life sciences understanding. Biomedical engineering: The main focus of the study is to develop innovative techniques in biology, materials, processes, implants, devices and informatics approaches so as to help in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment & prevention of diseases. It mainly involves bio-instrumentation, biomaterials, imaging, and biomedical devices. The study of biomedical engineering prepares students to help engineers who design and build medical systems. Students learn to install and test products such as Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)Positron Emission Tomography.

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The two subject areas do share some similarities and draw from related core fields, but there are also very distinct differences between them. While biotechnology is primarily an applied biological Science that heavily utilizes Chemistry biomedical engineering draws on engineering principles related to Biology and medicine with a distinctly multidisciplinary approach. While biomedical engineering may do the same, it also uses inorganic materials and cutting-edge human-developed technology, and you'll need to have a very strong grasp of mathematics and Physics. It uses organisms, organic systems, and Biology to develop technological solutions. An understanding of Biology and, Chemistry is crucial for biotechnology. Biomedical engineering might be a better choice if you're interested in technology and mathematical operations; however, if Biology Chemistry and microbiology are more your thing, you might want to consider biotechnology. To know more, go through the website: <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/university/d-y-patil-international-university-pune-56973" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://www.shiksha.com/university/d-y-patil-international-university-pune-56973</a>.

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The study of the human body for illness prevention and treatment is known as biomedical Science. The "what, " "how, " and "why" of the human body are examined in this discipline. Contrarily, biotechnology is the genetic modification of living things to produce new goods and technologies. If biotechnology is your chosen field, you will study a wide range of topics centered on bio-scientific knowledge, concepts, and technologies. Students of biomedical Science, however, will concentrate more on the aspect of medicine and healthcare. You should be better able to select the degree that would be the greatest fit for you now that you have more understanding. Keep in mind that a lot will rely on your abilities and goals.

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Hey, I am from biotechnology engineering basically. You should know the difference between them which is as follows: Biomedical engineering (BME) is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g. diagnostic or therapeutic). Biotechnology engineering is the study, research and development of bio-organism, micro-organism and cell functions in living beings. The course combines engineering with other subjects like chemistry, genetics, biochemistry and microbiology. Now, we also have bioinformatics instrumentation engineering, etc., which are also the core subjects of biotechnology. In biomedical engineering, you can only involve the engineering principles to take care of few health problems but whereas in Biotechnology you can study the function of cells, and the reason for the occurred disease and the solution to get that disease cured. So, I would suggest you go for Biotechnology Engineering, the reason would be biotechnology as the name includes deals with life and also India has a wide range of good institutes which offer this course and it has a great scope for future. It is better to know about the life than to know the problems in life so choose Biotechnology Engineering. Good luck.

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Let's see the difference between two courses name biomedical and biotechnology: Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g. diagnostic or therapeutic). This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine, combining the design and problem-solving skills of engineering with medical biological sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Biomedical engineering has only recently emerged as its own study, as compared to many other engineering fields. Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use". I would like to suggest you that you should choose biomedical engineering over biotechnology because of the growth rate of biomedical engineering and the demand for biomedical engineering is increasing every year it is about likely to increase 20%till the next year. Average salary for biomedical engineering student in India is about 5 lakh per annum. Average salary for biomedical engineering student in the world is about 39 lakh per annum. Average salary of a biotechnological student in India is about 4 lakh per annum. Whereas in the world it's about 28.5 lakh per annum. Hope it helps.

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Biotechnology is a much more and complex discipline which includes technological application using biological systems, living organisms, their derivatives to make or modify products. Production of disease resistant enhance crops, gene therapy, genetic screening and enzymes for industrial catalyst are some of the application of biotechnology. Also pollution control, mining, energy production, forestry and aquaculture comes under biotechnology application. On the other hand, biomedical is all about applying engineering principles and design concept to manufacture medicine. This field is influenced by electronics, biomaterials, by instrumentation, clinical engineering, cellular, tissue, genetic engineering. Both the fields share subject of biology but are interdisciplinary. Biotechnology has a wider and more diverse course in comparison to but medicine is centralised mainly on medicine itself. In the end, I would like to conclude by saying that both the fields have a promising future, you should go for what your passion provokes you to do. Hope this helps. Cheers!

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Biotechnology: The areas of study and subjects covered under this are mainly molecular cell biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, systems biology and statistics which introduce students to the fundamental concepts of modern biology, including cell biology, experimental techniques and data handling, genomics and proteomics. The student will have to understand basics of traditional engineering disciplines and biology to solve problems encountered in the healthcare. Biomedical engineering: The main focus of the study is to develop innovative techniques in biology, materials, processes, implants, devices and informatics approaches so as to help in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and prevention of diseases. It mainly involves bio-instrumentation, biomaterials, imaging, and biomedical devices. The study of biomedical engineering prepares students to help engineers who design and build medical systems. Students learn to install and test products such as Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), electron microscopes, pacemakers and cochlear implants. They also learn to calibrate, maintain, and repair medical instruments. Join whichever you find interesting.

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Hi , That is a very interesting question. To make it understand, I will divide the two terms into simpler terms 1. Biotechnology which is made up of biology and technology which means the technology which can be applied to the biological problems. Biotechnology is all about the alterations in the molecular dynamics of the living systems like proteins (enzymes), carbohydrates, nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). The study includes the subjects like recombinant DNA technology, animal and plant biotechnology which deals with the alterations in DNA of individuals to form something useful for the society. The Biotechnological solutions are provided to many sectors of the industries such as agriculture, food industry, pharma industry, textile industry, paper industry and much more. Basically, biotechnology can be applied anywhere we can use microorganisms for any given solutions. The main sciences which are involved in learning biotechnology are biology and chemistry. 2. Biomedical engineering: Biomedical can be divided as biology and medicine. This term usually involves the core engineering. It involves the understanding the function of the systems existing in the medical world and to make the work of doctors easier, the new advanced systems are created by biomedical engineers. The main sciences which are required to learn biomedical are biology and physics. For example, an electrocardiogram which detects the PQRS wave of the heart beat in humans could be designed by the biomedical engineers. Biomedical engineers will understand the problem and work on the macro- projects where as biotechnologist works on the micro level and incorporate that micro level research on the macro level. I hope I could help. All the best.

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