During each of the past sixteen years the Institute of Biology has
convened a symposium to examine a biological topic recognized by
professional biologists to be of major and growing importance.
The 1966 symposium devoted to Biology and the Manufacturing
Industries is a formal recognition that biology is an integral part of
important manufacturing industries, a proof of the widespread and the
many diverse applications of biology in production processes, and a
timely reminder that a trained biologist is well equipped to make an
important contribution to industrial productivity.
I record with pleasure the gratitude felt by all who attended the
symposium towards each of the speakers and towards each of the
distinguished chairmen of the four sessions. This permanent record
contains much valuable reference information for those who are
working in industry and should guide those who are outside industry towards
a better understanding of some industrial processes and practices.