This document provides an overview of bioprocessing and industrial biotechnology. It discusses the history and milestones of the industry from ancient times to present. Key topics covered include major industrial fermentation products, stages of development from 1900 to today, microbial cell bioprocessing, scaling up processes from lab to production scale, and the types of bioreactors used to produce products from mammalian, plant, insect, algal and bacterial cells. The document also briefly outlines considerations for media composition, cultivation conditions, process optimization and control, and the future potential of industrial bioprocessing.