PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY-During the past 20 years Biotechnology and cell molecular biology have developed and emerged in to a major discipline not only of theoretical importance, but also of equally practical potentials. Uniting basic science disciplines like biochemistry, cell biology, biophysics, process engineering, medicine and pharmacy, it has emerged as a significant discipline now recognized as pharmaceutical biotechnology. The emanations of this discipline have made significant impact on down stream processing of biologicals and other novel molecules, and opend up numerous vistas of possibilities and promises at the other. The book is unique, concise, up to date resource offering students an innovative, adoptive and valuable presentation of the subject. It has been carefully prepared to project central themes emphatically with the help of neat diagrams, figures and schematics. It covers all important biotechnological topics of academic and industrial interests. The matter on subjects like immobililzation, recombinant DNA technology, monoclonal antibodies, protein and peptide delivery, gene delivery, molecular principle of drug targeting and new generation vaccines is appreciable for its content value. The book covers basic topics of undergraduate and postgraduate levels and effectively provides quality concepts and potential problems for nucleation of newer thoughts for research in biotech and newer drug delivery systems. It may be equally valuable to the students from basic sciences who have oped for degree in biotechnology.. Introduction and Historical Perspective 2. Enzymes 3. Immobilization 4. Applications of Immobilization 5. Fermentation: General Consideration 6. Fermentation: Industrial Products 7. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture 8. Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 9. Introduction to Genetics 10. Recombinant DNA Technology: Concepts, Methodologies and Pharmaceutical Applications 11. Drug Delivery Systems in Gene Therapy 12. Basic Immunology 13. Monoclonal Antibodies and Hybridoma Technology 14. Current Trends in Vaccines 15. Delivery Considerations of Biotechnological Products 16. Molecular Principles of Drug Targeting and Liposomes.