Formed in 1985, the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) is part of the University System of Maryland. It was created to provide a unified focus for Maryland's biotechnology research and education. It comprises five centers:
Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology
Center for Biosystems Research
Center of Marine Biotechnology
Institute of Human Virology
Medical Biotechnology Center
UMBI is currently located in the Columbus Center in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland. The Columbus Center's Hall of Exploration was used at the home for a short-lived marine biotechnology museum from May through December 1997.
See also
Cloth filter, a low cost water treatment developed by academics from UMBI