The Post-Grad Program in Biotechnology (PPGBIO) was implemented in 1993, with the Masters level, as a consequence of research carried out in the Institute of Biotechnology at UCS. In 2004 the natural process of growth and development executed by the Master's teaching and research actions made it possible to set up the Doctorate Degree.
Through its two areas of focus, Biotechnology Applied to Agroindustry and Biotechnology Applied to Health and Environment, the Program has already graduated 244 Masters and 76 Doctors (data from March 2021). PPGBIO is a recommended Program by CAPES, the official regulating institution of Higher Education in Brazil. In the 2010 ranking evaluation (r.f. years 2007-2009), the Program has received a "Very Good" grade and a mark 5 from the Evaluation Committee, having been the best Program assessed in the area of Biotechnology. "The Program has shown very positive evolution in all requirements in the period of evaluation, with special distinction for its intellectual and technological production, achieving high standards in the area.The Program's performance meets all the requirements for a mark 5 in the area of Biotechnology" - Final Comments on the Evaluation Committee. In the evaluation of 2013 (r.f. years 2010-2012) again PPGBIO received mark 5.
Secretary: E-mail: ppgbio@ucs.br - Telephone: (54) 3218-2669