List of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks in the field of Biotechnology:

Argentina

• UNESCO Chair in Biophysics and Molecular Neurobiology (313) - National University of the South - established in 1998.

Burkina Faso

• UNESCO Chair in Biotechnology (50) - University of Ouagadougou - established in 1997.

China

• UNESCO-UNU Chair in Plant Biotechnology (62) - Peking University - established in 1992.

Cuba

• UNESCO Chair in Biomaterials (364) - University of La Havana - established in 1998.

France

• UNESCO Cair in Food and Environment Biotechnology for Sustainable Development (BIODEV) (578) - University of Provence - established in 2002.
• UNESCO Chair on world’s food system (937)- International Centre for Higher Education in Agricultural Sciences « Montpellier SupAgro » -established in 2011.
• Chaire UNESCO de sauvegarde et valorisation des patrimoines culturels alimentaires (938)-Université François-Rabelais de Tours-established in 2011.

India

• UNESCO Chair in Biotechnology (508) - Indian Institute of Science - established in 2000.

Italy

• UNESCO Interdisciplinary Chair in Biotechnology (112) - "TorVergata" University of Rome - established in 1998.

Kenya

• UNESCO Chair in Biotechnology (549) - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology - established in 2001.

Oman

• UNESCO Chair in Seafood Biotechnology UNESCO Chair in Seafood biotechnology (532)UNESCO Chair in Seafood biotechnology (532)(532) - Sultan Qaboos University - established in 2001.

South Africa

• UNESCO Chair in Biotechnology UNESCO Chair in Biotechnology (449)(449) - University of Limpopo - established in 1999.