The Master’s Degree program in Medical and Pharmaceuticals Biotechnologies prepares graduates with highly skilled in designing, analysing and researching biotechnologies in the biomedical and pharmaceutical field.

During a common first year the students acquire skills and knowledge on the fundamentals of biotechnology, particulary concerning:

• stem cells and their use in various research fields;
• genetics in normal conditions and its modifications in diseases;
• engineered proteins and on RNA technology, as well as their dynamic interaction (system biology);
• biotechnological applications in biochemical / biomolecular diagnostics and in the development of biological markers;
• the biochemical and physiological aspects of human cells, tissues and organisms;
• the basis of human pathological processes of an infectious, metabolic, degenerative and tumor type, with reference to their cellular pathogenetic and molecular mechanisms;

In the second year the student will choose between two curricula:

• The biomedical curriculum focues on the pathogenetic mechanisms of diseases human, non-pharmaceutical (vaccines, biological drugs, gene and cell therapy) and pharmaceutical therapies.
• The pharmaceutical curriculum focuses on biotechnologies applied to the design, research and development, and analysis of innovative biotechnological drugs.

Application deadline:

The application period starts on 13 November 2024! Check the calendar.

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Programme structure:

1st Year (common to both curricula)
• Cell technologies
• Genetic foundations (Genes and genomes; RNA Technologies & Protein Engineering & System Biology)
• Chemical and biochemical foundations (Drug discovery & biotechnological drugs; Biomarkers & biochemical diagnosis)
• The roots of disease I (Genetic)
• The roots of disease II (Physiological; Biochemical)
• The roots of disease III (Infectious; Metabolic; Degenerative & Cancer)

2nd Year – MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES Curriculum
• Non pharmaceuticals therapies I (Viruses & Vaccines; Immunotherapy; Gene Therapy)
• Non pharmaceuticals therapies II (Cell technologies & Cell Therapy)
• Pharmaceuticals therapies (Drugs & Deseases)
• From Bench to beside (Intellectual property law and Agencies and law; Essentials of preclinical and clinical trial monitoring)
• Techniques in Pathology
• Up to 3 subjects chosen from the list: Medical devices / Imaging / Biomolecular survey techniques in forensic genetics laboratory / Tissue engineering / Vaccines technologies / Bioinformatic / Medical statistics / Translational and molecular cardiology / Tossicologia forense (ita) / Riproduzione umana (ita)
• Other activities
• Dissertation

2nd Year – PHARMACEUTICAL Curriculum
• Biotechnological Drugs Formulation & Patents
• Medicinal Chemistry & Drug design
• Biotechnological drugs ( Analytical techniques for biotechnological drugs; Analysis and quality control of biotechnological drugs)
• Nanobiotechnology
• Up to 3 subjects chosen from the list: Bioinformatics / Biopharmaceutics and formulation development / Design of Experiments / Biomacromolecules analysis Laboratory / Modelli sperimentali in biofarmaceutica (ita) / Veicolazione e Direzionamento dei Farmaci (ita)
• Other activities
• Dissertation

Career opportunities:

The degree program will allow graduates to resarch, analize and produce biotechnologies in the following fields:

• biochemical, genetic and anatomo-functional of human cells, tissues and organisms;
• engineered proteins and RNA technology for the development of applications in the biomedical field;
• stem cells and their use in various fields of research and therapy;
• diagnostic, molecular and genetic applied to the biomedical field;
• human cellular and molecular pathological processes of an infectious, metabolic, degenerative and tumor type;
• design, production, analysis and formulation of innovative drugs and biopharmaceuticals
• analysis, processes and quality controls applied to biopharmaceuticals;
• nanotechnologies in the biopharmaceutical field and their applications in industry and research;
• business, management and marketing activities related to biotechnological products and patents.

Graduates of this master’s degree course can be hired in:

• Universities, public and private research institutes;
• Hospital laboratories;
• Pharmaceutical industries;
• Research and development laboratories and industrial production departments;
• Biotechnological service centers;
• Biotechnological companies.