The International Center for Biotechnology (ICBiotech), The University of Osaka, traces its origins to the International Center of Cooperative Research and Development in Microbial Engineering (ICME), established within the Faculty of Engineering in 1978. The Center was renamed in 1985 to reflect the expansion of its activities in biotechnology and was formally established as the International Center for Biotechnology in 1995, with a mission to advance academic research, international collaboration, and human resource development in biotechnology.