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University of Turku Master's Degree Programme in Drug Discovery and Development
University of Turku

Master's Degree Programme in Drug Discovery and Development

Turku, Finland

2 Years

English

Full time

22 Jan 2025

Aug 2025

EUR 12,000 / per year *

On-Campus

* free for citizens of EU/EEA countries or Switzerland, for citizens of non-EU/EEA countries €12,000/academic year

Introduction

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The Master's Degree Programme in Drug Discovery and Development trains experts for the entire drug development chain.

The studies in Drug Discovery and Development give you a deep understanding of up-to-date methods applied to identify and validate new drug targets and to generate lead drug molecules. They also provide knowledge of technological innovations as well as methods of clinical drug research and development phases, clinical trial design, study planning, and biostatistics. You will learn about drug regulatory science and pharmacovigilance.

After graduation, you will master drug discovery and development processes as well as procedures applied in drug regulatory science. You will also be familiar with the role of drug regulatory authorities during the life span of a drug. The University of Turku also offers Drug Research Doctoral Programme for post-graduate studies.

You will get comprehensive skills to work in the field of biomedicine and drug discovery in companies, universities, research institutes, or drug regulatory authorities. The programme also gives a good foundation for those interested in entrepreneurship.

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Academic Excellence & Experience

Turku is a great place to study drug discovery and development! Of the Finnish drug innovations, 90 percent have been made in Turku. To support future discoveries, the University of Turku has chosen drug development as one of its strategic profiling areas.

Research in biosciences and medicine is internationally ranked among the top in the world. The keys to success lie in long biomedical research traditions and a compact campus area where two universities and a university hospital operate to create an interdisciplinary and innovative study and research environment.

The research focus is on translational medicine, disease modelling, and biomedical imaging. Available infrastructure includes the world-famous Turku PET Centre and Turku Centre for Disease Modelling, both of which offer services for drug development research.

Turku also has the largest cluster of the pharma industry in Finland. Nearby companies not only provide experts for visiting lectures but also create internship and job opportunities for the graduates.

Biomedical Sciences At Turku Universities

Turku has longstanding research traditions in the field of biomedicine. Especially the fields of drug discovery, diagnostics, and biological and medical imaging represent the top-level expertise of the University of Turku. The close cooperation with Åbo Akademi University forms a unique educational combination of biomedical sciences in Finland and worldwide.

You will make a personal study plan, which helps you select the courses that best suit your personal interests and background.

The Drug Discovery and Development programme is part of the NordBioMedNet network. The universities of Bergen, Copenhagen, Eastern Finland, Turku, and Karolinska Institutet have established a network to develop biomedical education in Nordic countries. Students in Drug Discovery and Development have possibilities for course, internship, and research project exchange in the partner universities. The network also offers virtual intensive courses and an online learning portal on www.nordbiomed.org.

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