The expanding global bioscience sector creates a demand for the development of scientists at postgraduate level skilled in biotechnology and business, to counter the shortage of scientists with business management expertise. Biotechnology with Business at Oxford Brookes enables you to develop key skills as a modern biotechnologist with business expertise and open the way to many exciting career paths.

The core of this course focuses on key business skills, product development from initial concept to delivery, regulation, good manufacturing practice, genome science and generic skills. The business aspect of the course is delivered by the Business School at Oxford Brookes and is uniquely designed to develop the business, entrepreneurial, marketing and management skills that modern bioscientists need to drive the sector....

The syllabus of the International Master’s Degree Programme in Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies (ABS) is based on high-quality research, because many of the world’s leading research groups are located in the Nordic countries. As a graduate of ABS you gain a solid basis for working with environmental issues and you will be competent in various areas of society.

You will obtain the ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems in the field of environmental sciences, with its main challenge of climate change.

The Master’s degree in the ABS programme offers excellent opportunities for continuing you career in PhD studies. Atmosphere-Biosphere-Studies (ABS) is a joint programme offered by six Nordic universities:...

The Master of Science program in Biotechnology Science at Kean University is a 34 credit interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students for research in the expanding field of biotechnology through course work and laboratory experience.  

Many students attend the program part-time while working in industry, as courses are scheduled in the evenings.  Graduates become proficient in state-of-the-art technologies and are prepared to seek employment/advancement in biotech/pharma or to continue their study toward the Ph.D. degree in other graduate programs in related fields.  

Program Requirements

The Biotechnology Master Program provides theoretical scientific knowledge and an understanding of the issues required for modern biotechnology including subjects in modification of cells and organisms, biosynthesis and biotransformation, bioproducts, macrocells. Graduates are prepared for an increasing variety of new applications for biological products and job opportunities in the sector of health care and environmental protection.

Program Curriculum

1st Semester

The master of science degree in bioinformatics is offered on a full- and part-time basis, to fulfill the needs of traditional students as well as those currently employed in the field. Graduates develop a strong foundation in biotechnology, computer programming, computational mathematics, statistics and database management, and will be prepared for careers in the biotechnology, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical and vaccine industries. For those who obtain bachelor's and master's degrees, the job market is rich with opportunities.

Most of the individuals now employed in bioinformatics were not specifically trained in this field. Instead, they chose it because the shortage of people with both biology and computer science/information technology expertise offered unusual opportunities for career growth and rewards. At present, most bioinformatics employees have formal training in biology or biotechnology and only limited familiarity with computational tools....

The International Master’s Degree Programme in Biotechnology (MBIOT) was initiated in 2005 by the Faculty of Biosciences and the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry jointly with two outstanding research institutes: the Institute of Biotechnology and the Neuroscience Center. The state-of-the-art scientific research conducted at these faculties and research institutes offer exceptional opportunities to pursue studies in modern facilities and in an inspiring research-oriented environment.

The MBIOT programme provides students with the knowledge and skills they need for modern biotechnology research and employment. Topics in instruction range from the latest developments in recombinant DNA technology to non-technical issues such as business and bioethics....

Faculty History of Chemical Engineering at starting in 1925, when merging the Leningrad Forestry Institute and the Moscow Forestry Engineering Institute was established lesotehnologichesky faculty, which was soon renamed in Forestry from the two departments - mechanical and chemical. Currently, the decision of the Academic Council was renamed and is called the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

The faculty provides bachelor's and master's degrees in the direction 240100 "Chemical Technology and Biotechnology", and in 2004 and 280,200 in the direction of "Protecting the environment". In addition, the faculty are trained graduates (engineers) in: 240400 "Chemical technology of organic substances and fuel (240,406 specialty-chemical technology of wood processing) and 280,200" Protection of food (specialty 280201 - Environmental protection and rational use of natural resources). ...

The MSc Biology & Control of Disease Vectors program aims to provide training in the theoretical and practical aspects of the biology and control of disease vectors as well as the human pathogens that they transmit, and equip students with specialised skills to facilitate careers in global health that demand knowledge of the molecular biology of infectious diseases. Introductory sessions cover all aspects of major vector-borne diseases and offer a thorough grounding in the systematics of medically important arthropods, the main processes regulating vector populations, and in the biology of vector-parasite and vector-vertebrate interactions.

Graduates enter operational control programmes, applied basic research and academic fields.Students benefit from close interaction with staff who have extensive international expertise....

Biotechnology is defined as the industrial exploitation of living organisms or the exploitation of components derived from these organisms. Its practical applications include age-old techniques such as brewing and fermentation, which are still important today. In recent decades, gene modification has revolutionized the biotechnology industry, spawning countless new products and improving established processes. More and more types of fermentation are being used, and most new medicines are products of biotechnology. Modern biotechnology has become an applied area of science with a multidisciplinary approach embracing recombinant DNA technology, cellular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, as well as process design, engineering, modeling and control....

Plants form the basis of life as they convert sunlight into an inexhaustible source of food and renewable raw materials. Plants also have a stabilising effect in (agro-) ecosystems, a landscape function and ornamental value. In a nutshell, we can't do without plants.

Modern molecular biology has opened up a whole new range of techniques and possibilities to scientists working in the different fields of the classical plant sciences (e.g. plant physiology, plant breeding, plant pathology). The combination of these disciplines forms a brand new domain: Plant Biotechnology.   

Domain

Due to rapid technological development in the plant sciences, genomics and molecular genetics, the use of molecular marker technology has accelerated the selection of new plant varieties with many favourable traits. It also facilitates the design, development and management of transgenic plants. Plant Biotechnology aims to impart understanding of the basic principles of the plant sciences and molecular biology, as well as the integration of these disciplines, to provide healthy plants in a safe environment for food, non-food, feed and health applications. Besides covering the technological aspects, Plant Biotechnology also deals with the most important environmental, quality, health, socio-economic and infrastructural aspects....

The Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering programme focuses on:

In all cases it concerns innovation and sustainable technology. The interaction between technology, plants, animals, the environment and society plays a central role. Developments in society at large often involve the development of new technology. The adoption of new technology and its integration within existing processes therefore requires special attention. This is why the programme also offers a course in technology assessment....

The International Master's Degree Programme in Bioinformatics (MBI) is a offered jointly by the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology. The MBI programme educates bioinformatics professionals to research work and developmental tasks in biology and medicine. MBI offers a unique combination of bioinformatics, methodological sciences, biosciences and medicine.  An MBI student will learn the full spectrum of bioinformatics process from planning experiments to the data analysis and verification of hypotheses.

As a student of the MBI programme, you have an excellent chance to become familiar with real-life bioinformatics as you intern in a bioinformatics company or in a research group. Besides giving useful work experience and connections, as a rule, the internship period leads to finding a suitable topic for your MSc thesis. The MBI programme actively participates in arranging internship positions for students with and organising financial support for the internship period....

There is a world-wide lack in trained Bioinformaticians resulting in long lists of positions that remain open. Some years ago Wageningen University in the Netherlands started with one of the first fully dedicated MSc curricula in Bioinformatics. Graduates are already in high demand both in industry and in academic research including medical sciences.

What is Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is a new scientific discipline with roots in computer science, statistics and molecular biology. It was developed to cope with the output of genome sequencing initiatives, that result in an ever-increasing amount of data available about DNA (Public databases currently contain over 100 Gigabases of DNA), RNA and derived proteins. Bioinformaticians apply information technology to store, retrieve and manipulate these data and employ statistical methods capable of analysing large amounts of biological data to predict gene functions and to demonstrate relationship between genes and proteins....