The Biotechnology program was initiated on September 2011 in the Institute of Science and Engineering, at Yeditepe University. Through R&D and higher education facilities, the program aims to train individuals in finding creative solutions to the issues that society faces in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, food industry and environment, hence providing a trained workforce in the field of biotechnology.

The vision of the biotechnology program is to work in collaboration with international and national universities, Techoparks, and R&D Institutes in training and educating professionals, and to have a voice in the scientific and economical national politics by participating in industry oriented projects.