Targeted level of study
BAC +3
ECTS
0 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Faculty of Pharmacy
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
Training totally in distance learning
Objectives
- This training is intended for people who have completed a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (or equivalent) and who wish to acquire additional training in biotechnology. Its objective is to train scientists capable of explaining the new technologies involved in the discovery and production of medicinal products and of knowing the field of application and the regulatory framework for their use.
Organization
Knowledge control
This training is composed of four Teaching Units (TU).
It includes 80 hours of theoretical teaching and a tutored project.
- UE1 : Biotechnology, economic and regulatory aspects
- The rise of Biotechnology: from basic research to pharmaceutical and medical innovation (course and video course).
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- Economic aspects of Biotechnology (course).
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- Regulatory and legal affairs in biotechnology (course).
- UE2 : Bioengineering of recombinant proteins
- Reminder on gene expression and regulation.
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- Functional genomics (course).
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- Recombinant protein expression systems (stable systems, Baculovirus/insect cell system) (lecture and video course).
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- Purification and characterization of recombinant proteins (course).
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- Plant transgenesis and its biomedical applications (course and video course).
- UE 3 : Biotechnological innovations in the field of health
- Gene and cell therapies (course).
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- Drug delivery and immuno-targeting systems (course).
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- Immunotechnologies (vaccinology, monoclonal Ac, Ac bioengineering, epitope analysis) (course and video course).
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- Real time study of biospecific interactions (video course).
- UE 4 : Tutored project
- Tutored project.
Program
Length of study, academic calendar:
- 8 months.
- The courses are entirely distance learning and require the use of communication equipment (telephone, e-mail) and high-performance computers at the learner's expense (see application form).
Admission
Conditions of access
Applications:
send your CV and cover letter to pharma-du@umontpellier.fr (pharma.du @ umontpellier.fr)
And then
Continuing your studies abroad
Professional integration
Job opportunities:
- Assistant to a Project Manager in Research and Development.
- Assistant to a Production Manager in the biotechnology industry.
- Product or product line manager / marketing division.
- Scientific communication manager, internal trainer of technicians and/or sales representatives.
- Scientific editor.