Careers

The impact of the programme is determinant for students, as it offers multidisciplinary training in the rapidly evolving field of biopharmacology, and provides them with a set of skills that enhance their employability and competitiveness in the job market. Graduates will have a wide range of career opportunities. If they continue their training with a PhD thesis, they will be qualified for positions as biology researchers in academic or industrial research to study biological or neurological processes, develop new therapies or medicines, or explore new biotechnologies. If they complete their studies after the Masters, they could work in a laboratory as a technician or engineer, designing, developing and improving products or understanding processes in the pharmaceutical or medical fields, often in academic, medical or industrial research environments. They will also have access to jobs as scientific or medical advisers, biotechnology consultants, pharmaceutical product or medical device developers, teachers or trainers in the life sciences or scientific communicators, although these examples are not exhaustive. If they wish to create or manage a company in the field of biotechnology by developing a product, services or innovative techniques, their academic training, the interpersonal skills they have acquired through the soft skills and particularly the entrepreneurial training at UniGe, and the Nucleate programme sessions throughout the programme will have provided them with the basis for the entrepreneurial world. In this case, access to Nucleate and MemBioMed partnerships with 40 or so industries, including two entrepreneurs who are members of the AC, will have created, if not the foundations, at least the bridges between academic learning and the industrial sector.

The MemBioMed programme's emphasis on training through research acts as a catalyst to transform students into active learners. By encouraging them to study a chosen field in greater depth, it enables students to become key players in the field of biomembranes. In this way, the academic programme transmits not only theoretical knowledge, but also practical knowledge in the laboratory and so-called 'complementary' skills. These skills are provided by both soft skills (scientific writing, dissemination of science and communication) and hard skills (animal experimentation, biological image processing, imaging of living organisms, organoids, bioinformatics, biological imaging techniques for research and medicine, scientific communication, health and safety, quality assurance, etc.), as well as project-based learning, introductory business and economics courses, language and culture courses, workshops and cultural activities. These complementary skills help to forge a mind-set of continuous learning, communication, adaptability and innovation, preparing students to become leaders in a rapidly evolving field of biomedicine. Another advantage of the MemBioMed programme is the development of international networks between the programme's students (current and former), teachers and professionals. These networks extend beyond the academic world and can lead to collaboration on various projects, cultural initiatives and even businesses. The diversity of backgrounds and experiences of programme participants enriches these networks, encouraging innovation and intercultural dialogue.

Respond to societal and labour market needs and contribute to a global workforce: We designed the MemBioMed programme primarily to train students to succeed in the job market in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The interdisciplinary theoretical programme provides students with combined theoretical knowledge of cell biology, structural biology, pharmacology, neurophysiology, biophysics, biochemistry and bioinformatics in disciplines related to biomembranes, in line with academic and industrial demands in clinical pharmacology, experimental medicine, neuroscience and nanotechnology. Extensive practical experience and project-based training, often at the interface of different disciplines, create well-balanced student profiles. Intercultural skills, compulsory mobility in three countries and multilingual skills (English, French, German and Italian) help to produce not only skilled professionals conducting innovative biomembrane research, but also individuals who share a common sense of European values and a truly global mindset.