A Masters course for biotechnology and bioprocessing business managers and entrepreneurs of the future

Why choose this course?

Are you:

• A scientist/engineer seeking to develop business and management skills?
  
• An economist or business graduate keen to further a managerial career in a technological environment?
  
• A newly qualified graduate wanting to acquire multidisciplinary biotechnology, bioprocessing and business management skills?
  
• An established scientist, engineer or manager in industry, but looking to develop or broaden your understanding of business and technical issues?

 Do you wish to:

• Gain technical and business knowledge of the biotechnology and bioprocessing industries with a cutting edge modern perspective?
  
• Learn how to analyse problems and propose solutions?
  
• Understand how to analyse the market need for technical or product development, propose a technology strategy and manage the development?

Then why not achieve your aspirations at a prestigious (top 10) UK University? Become a biotechnology or bioprocessing business manager of the future through our innovative multidisciplinary Masters course at Warwick University.

The bioprocessing and biotechnology industries are a major component of global industrialised economies with impacts in medicine, food manufacturing and the fabrication and testing of biopharmaceutical products. Revolutionary new products and services have emerged and the pace of change is high with demands for increased capacity and efficiency, reduced production costs and rapid time to market.

Management of change requires a new calibre of technical specialist; a person capable of analysing and resolving problems in a timely and effective manner. Ideally this specialist will have business acumen and a knowledge base that integrates a broad spectrum of relevant expertise. The Masters in Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Business Management is focussed to equip its students with the necessary tools and expertise to become such a person, offering key business information and industrially-relevant knowledge.

Career opportunities

This MSc opens opportunities in a wide range of biotechnology and related industrial sectors for graduates with a multidisciplinary knowledge of the underpinning science and processing technologies, together with the necessary business acumen. This integrated knowledge will be invaluable in research and development, project management and general managerial positions.

On completion of the course, graduates are offered the opportunity to apply for a 3-6 month internships. These range from business/marketing assignments through product development to fundamental research and will be offered on a competitive basis.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the course will gain an up to date and broad technical and business knowledge of the biotechnology and bioprocessing industries, learn how to analyse problems and propose solutions, understand how to analyse the market need for technical or product development, propose a technology strategy and manage the development.

The interdisciplinary nature of the course together with the diverse background of fellow students will offer opportunities to stimulate your career and personal development within leading centres of expertise at Warwick University.

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