Developments such as the sequencing of the human genome and the rapid development of genetic engineering have spawned biotechnology industries like bioinformatics, biomaterials and pharmaceutical engineering, which have emerged as the rising stars of 21st-century industry.
隨著人類基因體解碼、基因工程日新月異，隨之而來的生物科技產業，如：生醫資訊、生醫材料、醫藥工程等等，紛紛躍升為二十一世紀的明星產業。