Master Process Chemistry Applied to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients -
2nd level vocational master
A.Y. 2024/2025
Study area
Science and Technology
Master Coordinator
The vocational master programme in Process Chemistry Applied to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients intends to train a new generation of chemists interested in pursuing a scientific career in the pharma industry with a focus on the design of environmentally-friendly and sustainable chemical processes.
To be eligible for the programme, candidates must hold a Master's or Single Cycle Degree in one of the following classes pursuant to Ministerial Decree no. 270/2004: LM-13 Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy; LM-54 Chemistry; LM-71 Industrial Chemistry.
The skills and knowledge acquired during the programme may be applied in companies involved in the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), in the pharma industry, in generic pharmaceutical companies, in Contract Research Organizations (CROs) offering custom synthesis, as well as in biotech companies.
- Department of Chemistry
Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano
https://chimica.unimi.it/
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Courses list
Open sessions
| Courses or activities | Professor(s) | ECTS | Total hours | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Analysis of prior art in patents and freedom to operate in specific products and processes | 2 | 32 | Italian | |
| Api regulatory concepts and analytical techniques | 3 | 30 | Italian | |
| Basic practical notions on good manufacturing standards and procedures | 2 | 32 | Italian | |
| Biocatalysis in the pharma industry | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Chirality in drug design and development | 1 | 10 | Italian | |
| Drug discovery and development: an introduction to the industry | 1 | 10 | Italian | |
| Equipment, safety evaluation and cost analysis in the industrial manufacturing of apis | 3 | 30 | Italian | |
| Homogeneous catalysis in the apis synthesis | 3 | 30 | Italian | |
| Intellectual property and patent law | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Principles of green chemistry in organic synthesis | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Process chemistry in the pharma industry | 6 | 60 | Italian | |
| Putting this all together: important stories in drug development | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Seminars on special topics | 5 | 50 | Italian | |
| The science of crystallization | 3 | 30 | Italian | |
| Theoretical and practical training on health and safety | 2 | 32 | Italian | |
| Theoretical and practical training on the main analytical techniques used in process chemistry | 3 | 48 | Italian | |
| Training on the safe operation of reactions on 10-100 grams scale | 2 | 32 | Italian | |
Enrolment
Places available: 20
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Application for admission: from 12/07/2024 to 16/10/2024
Application for matriculation: from 05/11/2024 to 12/11/2024
Attachments and documents
Please note
Deadline for call: 16 October 2024. Is only available the call for applicantions' italian version uploaded in this page.