The Biological Engineering division comprises 16 faculty across two major domains, Bioprocess Engineering and Biomaterials Engineering. Bioprocess Engineering aims to build innovative biomanufacturing platforms to produce novel, value-added bioproducts of industrial relevance, ranging across various applications, including platform chemicals, food, energy, environmental remediation and healthcare. Biomaterials Engineering aims to design tissue-engineered engineered models, devices, products, and microphysiological platforms to investigate mechanisms of human diseases, develop therapeutic approaches and regenerate, repair, and replace damaged tissues. Specific focus areas that interconnect the areas of bioprocess engineering and biomaterials engineering include, among others animal cell bioprocessing for production of artificial meat and animal product substitutes, biomanufacturing of biopolymers, biopharmaceuticals, and synthetic tissues for regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and tissue engineering applications.