Master Biotechnologie médicale - biotechnologie végétale - pharmacologie – Drug Discovery (M2) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Programme overview

Second year (M2) Drug Discovery track of the Biotechnology-Pharmacology master offered by the ISPB (Faculty of Pharmacy) at Lyon 1.

Faculty: Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques - Faculté de Pharmacie | Duration: M2: semesters 3 and 4 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Semester 3: Languages and human, economic, social and legal sciences 2, From natural product to drug and medicines, Nanobiotech (biosensors and nanodelivery systems), Pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics, Molecular modelling and rational drug design, Experimental pharmacology, Immunoinformatics and bioinformatics of antibodies, plus options (Structural analysis in biology, Stem cells and nuclear transfer, Molecular biology of emerging viruses and pathogens). Semester 4: a 30-ECTS M2 internship.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Lyon 1 masters: first-year (M1) applications go through Mon Master; applications for M2 go through eCandidat, opening from February depending on the programme. For French-taught programmes, foreign applicants must prove B2 French (TCF tout public level 4 or DELF tout public B2); B2 is necessary but not sufficient for admission.

Requirements published at program group level.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee (Master) 2026/2027 for EU/EEA students and others not subject to differentiated fees. Excludes CVEC. Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU/EEA students 2026/2027 (master); exemptions possible. Excludes CVEC. Source

Duration: M2: semesters 3 and 4

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