Master in Biomedical Sciences

The Biomedical Sciences are one of the hottest and most dynamic areas of Biology, leading to continuous and exciting progress in scientific knowledge and its applications to human health.

The multidisciplinary approach, including molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, pharmacology, physiology, and pathology, and the close connection with research activities of excellence, combined with particular attention to the needs of the single students, are the strengths of this Master’s Degree Program.

The preparation offered by this course qualifies the graduates in BMS for various professional profiles, including working in scientific communication; functioning as medical advisor or as medical science liaison in the medical directions of pharmaceutic and biotech companies; executing and supervising analyses and quality control in the clinical, biomolecular, genetic, cytogenetic, microbiological, pharmaco-toxicological fields; participating actively in the planning and execution of research in the biomedical field and in the dissemination of the results to the scientific community.

The numerous collaborations and contacts with Italian and international laboratories, the Erasmus exchange program, and the possibility of attending a Double Degree program at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences offers the opportunity to acquire a highly appreciated international experience and preparation in the work world. Furthermore, the courses are taught entirely in English, accustoming the students to mastering what is now considered the official language in the scientific and working community.

The three seats of the University of Insubria, Varese, Como, and Busto Arsizio, are located in the Lombardy region, in the northern part of Italy. We are a young and dynamic university, founded in 1998, that offers interdisciplinary education, quality services, and facilities and focuses on cutting-edge research to develop innovative solutions and technologies. We deeply care about our students and their dreams. We aim to broaden their horizons while helping them develop skills for the national and international job market.

Our Values

• Freedom: we are a laic and pluralist University free of ideological, political, and economic conditioning. We sustain scientific research freedom, we engage in the development of critical thinking and we believe in culture as having an essential role in the society's progress.
• Respect: we recognize the value of diversity and we offer the same opportunities to everybody without discrimination caused by race, gender, opinion, language, or religion. We consider students' success our main goal; we help them gain high-level knowledge, skills, and competencies and enter the job market.
• Excellence: we rely on the excellence of our teachers and our staff to offer our students high-quality education and facilities, to obtain brilliant results in research both on the national and international stage. We promote the development of high-level collaborations and the inter-disciplinarity of research projects.
• Motivation and merit: we reward our students for their commitment and for their capability in building the future. We promote the permanent education of our staff to constantly improve the quality of our University.

Our Vision

Developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes today for the job of tomorrow

Our Mission

High-quality education and high-quality facilities in a student-friendly environment, combined with high-level research performed by international groups to develop innovative technology and solutions

Our Goals

• High-quality education to develop key competencies for entering the national and international job market
• Top-level research in national and international groups and in inter-disciplinary fields
• Third mission activities to facilitate our engagement with society, industry, schools