Dr. D. Y. Patil, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute is in the new township development authority of twin Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. It is well connected by municipal bus services.

Biotechnology is industrial and pharmaceutical application of cell and molecular biology. It is a 40 Billion US $ industry. India's Biotech Industry is growing fast with the potential of generating 5 Billion US $ market and 1 million jobs by the year 2010. Our greatest advantage is India's biodiversity and large pool of young scientists with strong base in physics, chemistry, biology, computation and mathematical sciences.

Bioinformatics is essential for development and design of new products and processes, reducing cost, manpower and time needed for a new discovery. Although the current market is not big (about a million US $), new developments in research and development (R & D) in pharma sector, contract research outsourcing (CRO), drug trials and medical informatics is going to change drastically India's role in this new upcoming industry.

Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics qualifies for one of the finest institute awarding B. Tech in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and M.Tech (integrated) in Biotechnology. This is because of its excellent faculty and supreme infrastructure. Started in the year 2004 its Biotechnology labs are equipped with laboratory facilities in biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology, animal tissue culture and plant tissue The Bioinformatics is well equipped with high speed computers, application software and Internet facilities. These give excellent opportunity for creation of young graduates with sound theoretical & practical basis for venturing into 21st century problems.