The Mission statement of IIB is the: “Initiate enthusiastic endeavors to establish strong foundation for pursuing excellence in the rapidly advancing integrated fields of Biotechnology and Microbiology.”

Programme Aim
The aim of IIB is to develop indigenous manpower experts in the fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. This will increase employment opportunities for qualified students both in industrial research and development markets. The manpower will be highly instrumental in developing in-house technologies for the production of various industrial products at national and international level.

Curriculum Upgradation
To meet the requirements of the continuously developing technologies and educate graduates for tomorrow IIB is continuously updating Curriculum by following procedural steps:

• The course contents of Microbiology and Biotechnology are prepared according to the guidelines provided by HEC and QEC of GCU.
• The Departmental Curriculum Committee updates/revises the curricula regularly (every six months) on the basis of the latest trends and developments, and feedback from the concerned teachers and students.
• The courses are then approved by the concerned Board of Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology separately which consists of renowned Scientists, Academicians and Industrialists from all over the country.

The Learning Process
The learning process at IIB comprises of a combination of lectures (theory & practical), seminars/presentations, research projects, internships in various industries and hospitals, industrial study tours, self-directed readings and independent studies.

Highly qualified and experienced teaching faculty is present to instruct and supervise students in the latest fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. All the faculty members are engaged in R&D activities in addition to teaching and other activities. The research is focused on various disciplines of Microbiology and Biotechnology particularly Fermentation Technology, Enzymology, Bioprocess Technology, Molecular Biology, Bioenergy, Tissue Culture, Protein Purification and Bioinformatics. Besides six lecture rooms, one conference room and one committee room, there are three General Labs and six Research Labs in the Institute. Another Lab is available for Autoclaving and Sterilizing Chambers like Incubators, Ovens and Ice Cold Machine, etc. Soon a Cold Room will also be established for culture collections and some other related activities. All the equipment and facilities at IIB are available to students and researchers. Students from other universities and organizations also benefit from these facilities. A Life Sciences Library has been established in IIB which has a collection of more than 10,000 books related to various fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. A number of reference books are also available. IIB is also running a computer lab for faculty and students with internet facility. Facilities and resources available at present include the following equipment:-

• Stirred Fermentors (3 L, 7.5 L, 25 L & 30 L)
• Temperature Controlled Rotary Shaking Incubators
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System
• Saccharification vessel (50 L)
• Storage Tanks (100 L)
• Scanning Spectrophotometer (UV/Vis double Beam Scanning System)
• Gel Electrophoresis & Documentation System (Gel-Doc)
• Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) System
• Thermocycler (PCR machine)
• Ultra Heat Sonicator
• Freeze Dryer
• Low-Pressure Chromatography
• Multiporator
• Cool Lab
• Growth Chambers (Bacteria & Fungi)
• Temperature Controlled  High  Speed
• Centrifuges
• Basket Centrifuge
• Rotary Vacuum Filter
• SpeedVac Concentrator
• Spray Dryer
• Laminar Air Flow Cabinets
• Rotary Vacuum Concentrator
• Ultra Freezers (−80ºC, -20), etc.

R&D, Labs and Research Groups
All the faculty members are engaged in R&D in addition to teaching and other activities. The research is focused on various disciplines of Microbiology and Biotechnology particularly Fermentation Technology, Enzymology, Bioprocess Technology, Molecular Biology, Bioenergy, Tissue Culture, Protein Purification and Bioinformatics. Besides six lecture rooms, one conference room and one committee room, there are three General Labs and six Research Labs in the Institute. Another Lab is available for Autoclaving and Sterilizing Chambers like Incubators, Ovens and Ice Machine, etc.

Institutional support and achievements

• The University encourages foreign training of faculty members. In this context, 4 faculty members have availed Fulbright Scholarships for pre-and post-doctoral studies in USA and two have specialized in enzyme preparations from China.
• Faculty Members of IIB regularly attend National & International Conferences/Seminars/ Symposia / Workshops in the country and abroad to share their work with their peers.
• The students of Biotechnology & Microbiology receive stipends/scholarships from HEC and PEEF every year to support their studies. The University also provides support to deserving students in the form of financial aid. Some of the students have won Fulbright scholarships to study in the USA for one semester.
• Teachers also guide students in matters of employment/placement.
• Several prestigious awards such as the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Fellowship of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Best University Teacher award, Productive and Active Scientists of Pakistan have been awarded to the faculty of IIB.
• Large numbers of research students are being supervised by faculty members. The researchers have produced around 400 theses and published more than 600 research papers in national and international journals of high repute.

Research Projects
Twelve Research Projects sponsored by Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Pakistan, Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), HEC, GCU & Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have been completed successfully. And 10 projects are in progress in the institute.

Research Publications
Since 2005, faculty members of the Institute of Industrial Biotechnology have published more than 600 publications in the journal of national and international repute.

Life Sciences Library
Life Sciences Library was established in IIB in 2009 which has a collection of more than 10,000 books related to various fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. A number of reference books are also available.

Academic and research links
A number of academic and research links have been developed with Universities, Institutes, Research Organizations, Hospitals and Industries at national and international level. Some of the links are as follows:

• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
• Institute of Microbiology Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
• Hebei Research Institute of Microbiology, HRIM, Baoding, China.
• Sanford  Burnham Medical  Research Institute, Orlando, USA
• Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
• Iowa State University, Ames Iowa, USA
• The Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
•  University of Siegen, Germany
• Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
• University of Selangor (UNISEL), Malaysia
• NIBGE, Jhang Road, Faisalabad
• NIAB, Jhang Road, Faisalabad
• PCSIR Labs Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore
• NARC, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad
• National Feeds (pvt.), Ltd., Sheikhupura
• Alpha Chemicals, Multan Road, Pattoki
• Children Hospital, Lahore.
• Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
• University  of  Veterinary  and  Animal Sciences, Lahore
• School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
• Institute of Molecular Sciences and Bioinformatics, Lahore
• Armed Forces Institute of Nutrition

Future plans
Microbiology and Biotechnology are rapidly developing fields of science, covering a wide range of industrial processes. Successful graduates from the institute have career opportunities in a number of multinational and national industries. In addition, they also have employment opportunities both in teaching and research in different universities and research organizations of national and international fame. One of the main interests of the institute is microbial technology related to the sustainable development of human society, especially on the engineering of microbial strains with the diverse physiological functions using gene engineering, protein engineering, metabolic engineering and other advanced technological techniques. The development of new processes and approaches for microbial products by studying the metabolic activities of the newly reconstructed strains is also the main research field. The research aims at the microbial conversion of agricultural and industrial waste into fuel, feed, and chemicals; the microbiology studies on resources exploration and environmental improvement; development of new fermentation technology and bio-products.

The Institute of Industrial Biotechnology offers the following programmes:-

a) Biotechnology

• BSc (Hons.)
• MPhil
• PhD

b) Microbiology

• BSc (Hons.),
• MPhil
• PhD

1. The course contents of our programmes related to Microbiology and Biotechnology are prepared according to the guidelines provided by HEC.
2. The Departmental Curriculum Committee updates/revises the curricula regularly (every six months) on the basis of the latest trends and developments, and feedback from the concerned teachers and students.
3. The courses are then approved by the concerned Board of Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology separately which consists of renowned Scientists, Academicians and Industrialists from all over the country.

Research Groups/research Strengths

The IIB has established Research Groups in the following area:

a) Research Groups

• Fermentation/Bioprocess Technology

• Enzymology

• Industrial Microbiology

• Molecular Biology

• Biofuel / Bioenergy

• Bioinformatics and Proteomics

• Immunology & Medical Microbiology

b) Research Strength

IIB has been able to develop the infrastructure for performing lab and pilot-scale projects in a very short span of time. The students and young faculty members are the main strengths who are further guided by highly qualified scientists. The industrialization of Biotechnology for the biosynthesis of products is based on bioprocesses by making use of indigenous resources (agro-industrial). These include organic acids, biofuels, enzymes and antibiotics. Some of these projects were funded by Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).

• BIOTECHNOLOGY

        BSc (Hons.) Biotechnology

Allied Courses (Biotechnology)

BSc (Hons.) Microbiology

MPhil Biotechnology

Year-I
Eight Courses of 24 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.

Year-II

MPhil Microbiology

Year-I
Eight Courses of 24 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.

Year-II

PhD Biotechnology

Six Courses of 18 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.

* HEC approved supervisor