Introduction

Biotechnology is a process that uses a variety of scientific techniques to create ideal individuality in plants, animals or microorganisms through the use of genetic knowledge. Since early 1990s, the use of biotechnology has been widely explored to develop new methods especially to increase food productivity. Modern biotechnology techniques have now allowed a more precise development in crop and livestock varieties. Nowadays biotechnology is in the forefront of research in Food Science and it will always continue to affect the food industry by providing new products, lowering costs and improving the microbial processes.

Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia was set up on 1^st December 2003. In conjunction with the graduation of its first batch of Food Biotechnology students, FST will be organizing a Seminar on Food Biotechnology: Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities from 19^th-20^th November 2008. This seminar is supported by Malaysian Institute of Food Technology (MIFT).

The organizing committee hopes that this seminar would act as a platform for interaction and exchange of information and ideas among Malaysian renowned food scientists and technologists. We also hope that participants of this seminar would have the oppurtunity to unravel the current use of research and impending development of foods produced through modern biotechnology and at the same time discover new knowledge on trends and updates on food biotechnology in Malaysia.

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