 January, 2000 saw the formation of the Virtual College of Biotechnology to research the rapidly growing field and innovations of science and public policies of innovative technological advancements in relation to living things.Even though, as mentioned above, "The Canadian Light Source and Synchrotron is the only such Canadian institution for nuclear and biotechnology research" and is gaining international fame, there is no actual "College of Biotechnology".Students enroll in a separate and distinct college, to take interdisciplinary courses.