Biological Engineering

Jacob Albrecht discusses the challenging but enjoyable road to manufacturing new medicines, and the creative aspects of process engineering.

Watch 2015 WISE intern Jami Summey-Rice interview the 2018 WISE interns about their projects and experiences.

Watch a discussion on the future of energy.

AIChE's Hailey Murphy chats with with Jeffrey Hubbell about the award he's won, and also discusses with him good leadership and advice for young engineers.

Photos and details from the 2018 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards.

The article “A Novel Mammalian Cell Line Development Platform Utilizing Nanofluidics and OptoElectro Positioning Technology” is drawing tremendous attention.

Mo looks at the importance of CRISPR technology and what advances it may help us unlock.

A conversation with editor-in-chief Matthew Realff looks at the role of chemical engineers in advanced manufacturing and processing, and at the expansion of this exciting area.

This month, a guide to distillation tower inspections, a close look at epigenetics, challenges for rare earth elements and other specialty metals, and much more.

Bob Langer of MIT shares his predictions on where he sees the profession of chemical engineering heading over the next 25 years.

Hear Ryan's perspective on what advances he thinks chemical engineering has ahead of it.

Humans have roughly 40 trillion bacterial cells in their bodies; up to 1,000 species of bacteria live in the human gut alone.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Julie Champion, associate professor at Georgia Tech, shares her predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Ashty Karim, a Ph.D student at Northwestern University, shares his predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

During AIChE’s centennial year of 2008, AIChE interviewed Dr. Gani about his vision for the future of chemical engineering.

This series looks at the future of chemical engineering, revisiting past predictions for the profession and pairing them with current predictions for the next 25 years.

Interested in process engineering? Hear about this engineer's career path and experiences.

Process engineers are bringing improved manufacturing to the pharmaceuticals industry. Read one process engineer's take on her work in the industry.

Looking for a promising career direction? Biotech is a vast and diverse field and has growing opportunities.

This month, brush up on the essentials of continuous evaporation, learn new uses for hydrofoil impellers, enjoy the special section on translational medicine, and more.

UCLA biochemists have harnessed cryo-electron microscopy to see near-atomic detail in much smaller proteins than ever before.

Because synthetic biology can tackle specific mammalian cell behavior, it can be used to enable therapies that are specific to a patient.

Microorganisms have long been used to help humans carry out various processes such as brewing and the production of antibiotics, but these processes remain very complex, with bioreactors seen as “b

Researchers announced this week that they are closing in on producing the first complete and accurate linear map of a human Y chromosome centromere.

Technique allows for the observation of how cells and molecules react in their natural environment, presenting possibilities for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

New green catalyst draws attention for its speed and efficiency.

A new report released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and control (ECDC) emphasizes that antimicrobial resistance remains one of the greatest public health threats today.

A host of innovations across a wide range of areas show potential for a brighter future. Read more about them here.

The Manufacturing USA initiative is creating exceptional opportunities in a wide range of manufacturing, and AIChE's RAPID is playing an important role.

A microbe's ability to ingest methane opens the doors for potentially producing various product precursors in an environmentally friendly way.

By targeting surfaces people touch frequently throughout the day, this self-cleaning material kills microbes to stop the spread of disease.

We're looking for process engineers across all industries to join a community dedicated to them. Sign up now to have online discussions or share your profile.

Scientists have devised a method that harnesses E. coli to potentially capture, store, or recycle carbon dioxide.

An international team of researchers has created new antiviral nanoparticles that show potential for outperforming current antiviral drugs.

New imagine of a key protein's signaling mechanism provides insights for better pharmaceuticals.

Researchers have reversed disease in mice using a CRISPR-Cas9 technique that alters gene activity rather than the underlying sequence.

The new technique has successfully altered 80% of targeted genes, the highest rate ever achieved in an adult animal.

Chemical engineers' response to the addiction epidemic, cogeneration operation basics, an overview of Colombia's chemical industry, and more.

2017 Prausnitz Institute Lecturer Rex Reklaitis speaks with long-time Purdue colleague Dr. Rakesh Agrawal.

Photos and details from the 2017 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards.

In the battle against hospital-acquired infections, scientists have recently launched a new weapon: a self-disinfecting textile.

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have uncovered clues about how the Zika virus became much more dangerous in recent years.

Researchers at NIST have developed a method of testing that determines whether an antibiotic fights its targeted infection.

Meet three more winners of the AIChE 35 Under 35 awards and learn about their diverse work and backgrounds.

With support from the AIChE Foundation, AIChE and its Young Professional Committee (YPC) are honoring 35 notable young professionals under the age of 35. In this post, read interviews from winners in the category of bioengineering.

How do you plan a safe release of a genetically modified organism? And how do you build a plan B, or deal with an accidental release?

Public opinion can overshadow facts about biotech if we're not mindful of it.

Microscopic versions of silkworm cocoons that could be used to protect sensitive molecular materials.

A new technique labels gene segments to help understand how the virus enters a cell and establishes co-infections.

New lab-on-a-chip technology looks at immune response for early sepsis detection.

The molecular cages show potential for use in energy conversion, drug delivery, and as sensors.

Instead of targeting individual microbes, researchers went after the biofilm that protects them and found great success.