Research Focus:

The center will focus on solving problems that affect the society and sustainable development in Saudi Arabia

In Agriculture biotechnology

• Application of molecular markers in plant and animal breeding.

• Plant and animal disease diagnosis.

• Gene transformation for development of new plants with new favorable genes.

In Medical biotechnology

• The center will focus on genomic and proteomic research.

• Genetic and microbial diseases.

• Cancer diagnosis.

• Metabolic related disorders to discover potential therapeutic avenues.

In pharmaceutical biotechnology

• Research will focus on drug delivery.

• Production and targeting of Anti cancer agents