Career - from gene to medicine

Recombinant DNA technology allows drugs to be produced from genes. As a professional in pharmaceutical biotechnology, your skillset will relate to the intersection of applied research and commercial application.

The Master's programme lays the groundwork for an international career. You will be a sought-after expert in a growing market, as well as in adjacent fields such as medical diagnostics, process engineering, marketing and sales, product management, food technology, cosmetics and environmental biotechnology.

• choose between various career paths in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, for which you will have acquired the necessary foundation.
• play an active role in scientific and medical research and development, and use your practical experience to develop new products.
• actively contribute towards solving the problems of the future through creative and innovative ideas.
• work in a field where health, technology and medicine come together, and combine entrepreneurial with scientific thinking.
• build an international career, because your expertise is valued by global companies, both nationally and internationally.
• continue studying and pursue a doctorate degree in cooperation with foreign research institutions.
• be ready and prepared for interesting and multi-faceted leadership roles at industry and public research institutions in areas such as cell culture and cell engineering, biotechnology processes and equipment, bioprocess informatics, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, environmental sciences, pharmaceutical technology and natural materials, and diagnostics and sensors.

• We offer a customisable Master's programme that can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis.
• The programme offers an attractive mix of research, science, practice and business modules .
• You will have the opportunity to conduct a business case study with renowned coaches from your industry.
• You will grow both as a professional and as a person, to evolve into a sought-after specialist with leadership skills.
• We offer exciting research projects for your Master's thesis.
• You will be able to join an active research group where you will be able to extend your knowledge through scientific work.
• You will benefit from state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment to use for your research, for example confocal laser scanning microscopy and electron microscopy, bioreactors and single-use systems for the cultivation of microorganisms to stem cells, 3D printers, RT-PCR, a biogas plant, MALDI- TOF and HPLC-MS analysis devices.
• You will benefit from small class sizes in the specialisation modules, which offer interactive learning activities that will allow you to take charge.

• plan, implement  and evaluate drug development and production processes.
• combine scientific, technological, social and entrepreneurial thinking. develop new, innovative solutions for the medicine of tomorrow.
• acquire interdisciplinary expertise, which you can present convincingly and which is guaranteed to find broad application in pharmaceutical biotechnology.
• fall back on the network you have built during your studies whenever you need it.

The picture above shows the general structure of a full-time Master's programme. Students design their own study paths and choose their own focal points.

Together with your supervisor, you design your own individual study plan from the range of compulsory and elective modules. The selected modules are recorded in your individual study agreement (planning).

In addition, elective modules from the specialisations of Food and Beverage Innovation, Chemistry for the Life Sciences or Applied Computational Life Sciences can be taken.

By joining a research group of the Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, you become part of our creative research environment. You will acquire the working methods most in demand in the industry, but also learn about project management, communication and presentation skills. The practice-oriented research focus of your Master's thesis will strengthen your ability to innovate, change perspectives, and combine entrepreneurial with scientific thinking.

Working in the research group also trains your creativity, initiative and critical thinking abilities.