Bioscience Innovation and Enterprise MSc at University College London (UCL)

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About this degree

This ground-breaking MSc spans bioscience, business and innovation. It is designed for enterprising students who want to work across the science-business interface.

You will learn the language of business such that you can identify new opportunities from science. You will learn how to fit potential research solutions - from areas such as stem cells, regenerative treatments, digital innovation, imaging and AI - to real-world problems.

Implementing bioscience ideas can be challenging, but the need for innovators who can speak both the language of business and science, has never been greater.

This MSc is based at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. The Institute has a global reputation in translational science across many areas - from public health and imaging, through to genetics and neuroscience. The programme also draws on expertise from the clinical excellence of Moorfields Eye Hospital, and from companies like Google DeepMind and the recent Institute spinout, Tenpoint Therapeutics.

Who this course is for

This programme is for individuals who want to build their career at the bioscience-business interface, either in a start-up, as innovators in a research-based organisation, as investors or consultants, or in technology transfer.

The expertise that you gain is a combination of bioscience and broader management knowledge. These cross-disciplinary transferable skills are in demand in many different translational and policy settings.

Applicants should have either a science- or technology-based first degree, or a business-related first degree plus demonstrable interests and/or work experience in an area of bioscience innovation such as digital health. This programme is also suitable for intercalating Medical Students.

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What this course will give you

UCL is embedded in a powerful entrepreneurial ecosystem in London. The programme converges expertise from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, the UCL School of Management and the UCL School of Pharmacy. Students will discover many opportunities to connect with researchers and innovators to explore ideas. There is the chance to work with, and learn from, world-leading scientists, clinicians, digital experts, and entrepreneurs. Graduates from this programme have moved on to careers in consultancy, venture capital, science innovation, and start-ups.

Graduates can expect to gain:

Deep system understanding of the challenges of new value creation from science
Practical research and translational techniques to make knowledge transfer happen
Ability to interrogate science to find innovative opportunities that work
Skills in communicating potential to resource-providers
Strategic insight into how to stage-gate the building of a new bioscience business
An entrepreneurial mindset in leading for good change
Expertise in navigating the values clashes between science and business
Financial, operational and business understanding to ask intelligent questions
Specific communication and leadership skills for bio-business success

Read about what you'll get out of a graduate programme

Build a purposeful career translating science into business innovation. This programme empowers students to create new social and economic value from bioscience research ideas, by learning the skills from entrepreneurship, technology and management that are most relevant to science innovation.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a science- or technology-based subject, or a business-related first degree plus demonstrable interest and/or work experience in an area of bioscience innovation such as digital health, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. This programme is also suitable for intercalating Medical Students.

English Program Requirements

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Career

Students from the first two years have gone on to careers in innovation, management consultancy, venture capital, research translation, technology transfer, clinical trials, start-ups and spinouts, policy, PhD programmes and more. Science has achieved new prominence since the pandemic. Our boundary-spanning innovative students have many options in the UK and globally for purposeful careers.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 34,400

Application Fee

GBP

Bioscience Innovation and Enterprise MSc

University College London (UCL)

University College London (UCL)

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