This distinguished journal serves as an international forum for the rapid dissemination of research results dealing with all aspects of preparative techniques in biotechnology, including synthesis, production, separation, isolation, and purification of substances of biotechnological significance at the laboratory preparative-scale, pilot-scale, and production-scale levels. Disciplines covered by the journal include biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, molecular and cell biology, agrochemistry, natural products, biophysics, bioengineering, fermentation chemistry, and others. Additionally, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology provides topical issues that are devoted to specific areas of technology and applications, book and software reviews, a calendar of meetings, symposia, and expositions.