Professional opportunities
Medical biotechnologist
Functions:
Medical biotechnologists apply their knowledge of biotechnology to advance medical science.
In particular, they are able to perform the following high-responsibility tasks in a work context:
- using biotechnological processes to produce innovative drugs, medicines, and diagnostics, as well as medicines for advanced therapies in the fields of gene therapy, cell therapy, and tissue engineering;
- researching biotechnology databases for the characterization and design of biopharmaceuticals and diagnostic products;
- experimenting with and coordinating biomedical research activities;
- quality control of biotechnology and bioengineering products; developing diagnostic tests and screening biological drugs;
- developing and applying products derived from the manipulation of DNA, cells, and tissues;
- design, production, and control of hormones and vaccines;
- use of biomedical technologies for the planning and definition of prevention and diagnosis interventions;
- participation in therapeutic approaches, in particular the development and testing of innovative medicines or biotechnological systems to be applied to human pathology;
- organization of cell and tissue biobanks;
- development of bioengineered medical devices with applications in the surgical field
- Clinical Research Associate (CRA) functions for various therapeutic areas;
- Development of bioengineering medical devices for surgical applications
- Clinical Research Associate (CRA) functions for various therapeutic areas
- development of patents for biotechnological and/or bioengineering products and evaluation of their industrial application;
- collaboration in the drafting of regulations governing the technical/scientific aspects of identifying new therapeutic principles;
- strategic consulting in the biotechnology sector for technology transfer to the business sector.
- Organization and development of small and medium-sized enterprises and spin-offs in the biotechnology field.
In order to achieve a higher level of responsibility and autonomy, graduates with a master's degree in medical biotechnology can access a third level of education, in particular second-level master's degrees, doctoral schools, and specialization schools.
Skills:
Medical biotechnologists possess the skills of researchers with in-depth medical knowledge, enabling them to interface with the clinical world to design new strategies in the field of human health, particularly in prevention, therapy, and diagnostics.
Career opportunities:
Graduates in Medical Biotechnology have the necessary skills to work in the following areas:
- Universities and other public and private institutes and bodies involved in biotechnology, biomedical, and bioengineering research
- Industries, particularly those involved in pharmaceuticals, biotechnological diagnostics, cosmetology, fine chemicals, and biomedical products
- National Health System facilities
- Multisectoral prevention centers (PMP)
- Medical-legal facilities
- National and international regulatory agencies
- Clinical trial monitoring (Clinical Research Associate - CRA, Clinical Monitor - CM)
- Technology transfer companies
- Scientific publishing and communication companies
- Charities
- Sector associations (scientific, industrial, patient)
- Patent offices for the exploitation of biotechnological products