Biotechnology Courses and Certifications

Industrial Biotechnology

10 ratings

Get introduced to the basics of designing industrial processes for biobased products, from renewable feedstock to biomaterials, chemicals, nutrition products and biofuels.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Biotechnology

An introduction to the important principles and applications of biotechnology.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Industrial Biotechnology

3629 ratings at Coursera

Learn how enzyme discovery, synthetic biology and biochemical engineering underpin sustainable manufacture of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, biofuels, biomaterials and biopharmaceuticals, plus the ethical and regulatory issues involved.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Algae Biotechnology

628 ratings at Coursera

Explore how synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and metabolic engineering turn microalgae into commercial bio-products, and examine companies producing algae-derived goods sold today.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Biotechnology/Biotech Business, Policy, Law, and Science

3032 ratings at Udemy

Your Complete Guide to Starting and Understanding Biotechnology Companies: Business, Law, Regulations, Policy & Science

• Udemy
• 6 hours 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Science and Business of Biotechnology

16 ratings at edX

Explore the latest scientific innovations in biotechnology, and novel business and financing models for commercializing them.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 10-12 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Biotechnology

Explore how DNA knowledge drives new drugs for intractable diseases and the correction of genetic defects, and weigh the ethics and societal impact of these biotechnologies.

• Coursera
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Industrial Biotechnology and Industrial Fermentation

Learn how to design and construct sustainable manufacturing networks based on industrial biotechnology in order to support the transition from a fossil-based to a bio-based and circular economy.

• edX
• 14 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $304.00
• 2 courses

Complements of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Module 2

Providing students with A) the basic notions related to the biotechnological processes; B) the learning of the main steps of the designing of microbial bioprocesses for the sustainable production of b

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Shenyang Agricultural University

Food Biotechnology

1 rating

Explore how modern biotechnology transforms food production, detection, functional foods, and the design of novel food materials.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

MEVE-013: Environmental Biotechnology

Applies biological processes to pollution remediation, waste treatment, resource recovery, and sustainable environmental management.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Guwahati;  NPTEL

Experimental Biotechnology

Apply laboratory and analytical biotechnology techniques to answer scientific questions and design experiments.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Earth and Space Sciences X

Environmental Science - Biotechnology and Genetic Modification of Food

4 ratings

An introduction to how genetic engineering creates genetically modified foods and why their agricultural, environmental, and ethical impacts remain publicly contested.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Student Presentation on Biotechnology Topics - Lecture 47

Discover insights from Ankita's student presentation in the Department of Biotechnology at IIT Madras, guided by Prof. G K Suraishkumar.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video