A measure of the educational infrastructure in biotech is the annual investment in tools that support the biological and computer sciences. According to the National Science Board, about 9% of the annual budget for the biosciences is spent on tools like genomic sequencers, electron microscopes, and biological databases. In comparison, about 27% of the educational investment in computer sciences is devoted to infrastructure, predominantly on networks, software, data repositories, and data communications systems.
Given the increasing need for academic biological centers to create, maintain, and update vast genomic databases, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has earmarked the biosciences as one area in which the infrastructure investments have not kept up with expanding needs and opportunities. This is reflected in a preliminary estimate of NSF future infrastructure needs, based on reports from the NSF directorates and the Office of Polar Programs (OPP).
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