Licence Professionnelle Bio-industries et biotechnologies – Biochimie, biologie moléculaire et cellulaire pour le diagnostic in vitro et les biothérapies at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

A one-year work-study programme with 450 hours of teaching (excluding internship and supervised project) and a 150-hour supervised project on topics of industrial interest.

Faculty: UFR Biosciences (Biologie, Biochimie) | Duration: 2 semesters (1 year) | Study mode: full-time; work-study (alternance) route; taught in French | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students master bioproduction techniques (in eukaryotic cells) and bioanalysis, and run the stages of a biotechnology manufacturing process (upstream, downstream) in line with good manufacturing practice.

Career pathways

The professional licence aims at employment on graduation: technician or engineering assistant in research, R&D or control laboratories in the bio-industries.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to initial-training students holding a BTS (Biotechnology, Medical Biology Analysis, Bioanalyses and Controls) or a DUT (Biological Engineering, medical biology and biotechnology option), among others.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee (Licence) 2026/2027 for EU/EEA students and others not subject to differentiated fees. Excludes CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU/EEA students 2026/2027 (licence); exemptions possible. Excludes CVEC. Source

Duration: 2 semesters (1 year)

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat.univ-lyon1.fr/

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