A decade ago, bioinformatics sat quietly inside research labs. Today, it sits at the centre of biotech strategy, pharmaceutical R&D, genomic medicine, and even AI-driven healthcare startups. In 2026, biology no longer moves forward without code. Bioinformatics—the discipline that merges biology, data science, and computational modelling—has evolved from a niche academic speciality into a core…
For most of the modern era, biotechnology and digital technology evolved in parallel. One decoded life. The other digitised information. However, that separation is rapidly dissolving. Today, DNA is treated like code. Cells are engineered like programmable systems. Drug discovery is accelerated by artificial intelligence. Biological data is processed in cloud-scale environments. In short, biotechnology…
For most of modern history, biology and technology evolved along parallel tracks. Biology focuses on cells, organisms, and ecosystems. Technology centred on silicon, software, and systems. One studied life. The other engineered machines. Today, however, those boundaries are dissolving. Biotechnology and digital technology are rapidly merging—creating programmable biology, AI-driven drug discovery, bioengineered materials, and data-powered…