Our department began in 2001 as the Department of Biosystems funded by a 30 billion won donation to Mr. Moon Soul Chung, the chairman of a company called Mirae Corporation, at a time when the concept of bio fusion technology was first being recognized. Starting with five faculty members in 2002, the number has steadily increased to 24 in 2017. As of 2017, 319 undergraduates and graduate students are studying in our department.