As the first biotech-specialized program, this Department aims to combine biotechnology with pharmaceutical technology. It has built a groundbreaking center, the cGMP Pharmaceutical Production Center, and strong connections with local pharmaceutical companies, biotech and health food factories. Many of its students annually visit prestigious schools in Japan and the U.S. All its courses are relevant and practical. The Department partners up with 40 companies in a biochemical medicine park nearby where many students are employed right after graduation.