Program Structure

5 modules (360 hours of teaching)

Courses : February – July 2020

• Module 1: Pharmaceutical industry – business development (6.5 ECTS)
  

  INTRODUCTION TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 5 ECTS
  PHARMACEUTICAL PROJECT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 1 ECTS
  THEORY into PRACTICE: CREATING a SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS in Life Sciences 0.5 ECTS

• Module 2: Science: the steps behind a succesful drug – biotechnology and personalized medicine(4.5 ECTS)
  

  DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT: AN INDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVE 2 ECTS
  BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1.5 ECTS
  PERSONAL GENOMICS & PREDICTIVE GENETICS 1 ECTS

• Module 3: Clinical trials and regulatory aspects, incl. IP (7 ECTS)
  

  INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS: REAL LIFE EXAMPLES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 2.5 ECTS
  DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL TRIALS 2.5 ECTS
  PATENTING PROCEDURES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2 ECTS

• Module 4: Quality and ethics in pharmaceutical/biomedical research(6 ECTS)
  

  QUALITY BY DESIGN (QBD) TO ENSURE PRODUCT QUALITY and OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (Lean 6 Sigma) 1.5 ECTS
  PRE-CLINICAL IN VIVO MODELS 2 ECTS
  ETHICS IN RESEARCH 2.5 ECTS

• Module 5: Final project(6 ECTS)

Total number of ECTS: 30