🤝 Welcome to the Unitech Biotechnology Centre!
🏛️ Establishment
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) Biotechnology Centre was initiated at the Department of Agriculture. It was formally established in 1997 by the University Council as the Unitech Biotech Centre (UBC) to encompass ‘modern biotechnology’ research, training and its application in agriculture and also related disciplines such as food science and technology, forestry, environmental safety. UBC therefore remains as one of the very few modern biotechnology research facilities in PNG.
Vision
To be leaders in the use of biotechnology to improve livelihoods.
Mission
To accomplish high quality research, training and development outcomes with an entrepreneurial characteristic that emphasizes the application of biotechnology in addressing issues associated with food, livestock and fish production, forestry, and the environment in PNG.