Master's Degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies

The Master’s Degree program in  Medical and Pharmaceuticals Biotechnologies  prepares highly skilled graduates in the biomedical and pharmaceutical biotechnology fields

During the first year, the students acquire skills and knowledge on the fundamentals of biotechnology, particularly on the following topics:

• Stem cells and their use in various research fields
• The genetic basis of pathological conditions
• Protein engineering and RNA technologies, as well as their dynamic interaction (system biology)
• Biotechnological applications in biochemical/biomolecular diagnostics and the development of biological markers
• The biochemical and physiological aspects of human cells, tissues, and organisms
• The basis of human pathological processes of infectious, metabolic, cancer, and degenerative diseases.

In the second year, the student will choose between two tracks:

The Biomedical track focuses on the pathogenetic mechanisms of human diseases, non-pharmaceutical (vaccines, biological drugs, gene and cell therapies), and pharmaceutical therapies.

The Pharmaceutical track focuses on biotechnologies applied to the design, research and development, and analysis of innovative biotechnological drugs.

The University of Pavia. Advancing Knowledge since 1361

The University of Pavia is one of the world’s oldest Academic Institutions . It was founded in 825 as a “School of law, rhetoric and liberal arts” by King Lothair I, and in 1361 it was officially established as a “Universitas Studiorum” by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. Thanks to the reforms implemented during the 18th century by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and her son Joseph II, the University of Pavia became one of the foremost in Europe, boasting an impressive number of famous Alumni, celebrated Academicians and Nobel Prizes .

Nowadays the University of Pavia is an Internationalisation-driven University which participates in agreements with worldwide esteemed institutions, an advanced Research University which promotes innovative interdisciplinary projects, and a Job-oriented University which creates powerful networks and strong business chances.