MSc Industrial Biotechnology at Technical University of Munich

Manufacture plastics from carbon dioxide (CO2), silk using bacteria and renewable resources or liquid fuels from organic waste? The Industrial Biotechnology program deals with the industrial production of substances with the help of new biocatalysts and biotechnological procedures. Industrial biotechnology (“white biotechnology”) uses microorganisms or their components (enzymes) as biocatalysts for the industrial production of substances. Taught at Garching.

Faculty: TUM School of Engineering and Design  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Possible for both winter and summer semester  |  Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

and skills will I acquire? The Master’s program in Industrial Biotechnology at the Technical University of Munich aims to provide scientists with a vocational education and training that incorporates broad and pertinent knowledge of methodologies and the discipline.

Career pathways

Opportunities arise for graduates across the full spectrum of bioprocess development and optimization, from the laboratory to the industrial production. In addition to the chemical industry, potential fields of occupation also include the biotechnological sector, plant and apparatus engineering, the pharmaceutical industry, and environmental engineering.

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