建于1993年，是一所大学研究机构，拥有23名工作者及80多名研究所及本科生，拥有基因工程，蛋白分离与表征，细胞实验，动物实验的配套设备。研究所进行一系列的基础及应用研究，包括国家973 -- 国家重点基础研究发展计划项目，研究中药中多肽及蛋白质组分所构成的特殊结构，经络与自由基的关系等等

福州大学生物工程研究所（ Institute of Biotechnology Fuzhou University，IBFU）。研究所与全世界各个高校保持着非常密切的联系，与爱丁堡大学，瓦赫宁根大学一同联合培养博士。并且在最近时间里，国际食品科技联盟(IUFoST)秘书长朱迪·米歇女士致信中国食品科学技术学会，祝贺中国食品科学技术学会理事长，研究所所长饶平凡教授当选为IUFoST主席，其任期将从2012年开始，至2014年，为期两年。

Founded in 1993, Institute of Biotechnology Fuzhou University (IBFU) is a university research unit with 23 staff members and more than 80 graduate and undergraduate students. Equipped with facilities for genetic engineering, protein isolation and characterization, cellular and animal studies, IBFU is carrying out basic and applied research projects including National 973 projects on therapeutic peptides and proteins, protein derivatives as active composition in TCM, acupuncture meridian from the perspective of superoxide. IBFU has established strong international connections including joint phD programs on TCM study with the University of Edinburgh and Wageningen University. Professor Rao Pingfan, IBFU director, was recently elected as President-elect(2012-2014) of International Union of Food Science and Technology.