Founded in 1975 as the all Union Research Institute of Applied Enzimology, currently, the Institute of Biotechnology is mainly involved in research and training in the fields of biotechnology and molecular biology, including research and development of recombinant biomedical proteins, genetic and molecular studies of restriction modification phenomenon, developing of viruses diagnostics, epigenetic study of small RNA, drug design and synthesis, bioinformatics.
Project LIG-16/2010 of National science programme (2010-2011, D. Matulis)
EEA Grants, Norway Grants (565 000 Eur., 2008-2010, D. Matulis)
Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation (362 000 Eur., 2005-2009, D. Matulis)
EC FP6 Marie Curie international reintegration (80 000 Eur., 2006-2008, J. Matulienė)
EC FP6 Marie Curie international reintegration (80 000 Eur., 2004-2006, D. Matulis)