University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
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"UMBI" redirects here. For the Japanese Marine Biological Institute, see Usa Marine Biological Institute.
Formed in 1985, the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) is part of the University System of Maryland. It was created to provide a unified focus for Maryland's biotechnology research and education. It comprises five centers:
- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology
- Center for Biosystems Research
- Center of Marine Biotechnology
- Institute of Human Virology
- Medical Biotechnology Center
UMBI is currently located in the Columbus Center in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland. The Columbus Center was briefly used as a science museum in the late 1990s but closed soon after.
[edit] See also
- Cloth filter, a low cost water treatment developed by academics from UMBI
