Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 campus

Health Sciences

Master Cancer – Innovation thérapeutique en cancérologie (M2) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France

Programme overview

Master 2 Therapeutic Innovation in Cancer (M2IT) The Master 2 IT opened in September 2014. It trains an average of 30 students each year. It offers a theoretical, methodological and practical curriculum dedicated to the understanding of current therapies used in cancerology.

Faculty: Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques - Faculté de Pharmacie  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; work-study (alternance) route; taught in French and English  |  Location: Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Students master literature search in oncology and can produce a state of the art on therapeutic molecules from design to market, and master molecular analysis technologies.

Career pathways

Openings in various oncology sectors immediately after the M2 or after a thesis: clinical research (study engineer, project manager), industrial research, academic/fundamental research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students enrolled in the M2 IT must have a recognised M1 degree. Either the M1 in oncology from Lyon, or other M1 in biology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, microbiology from Lyon or other French or foreign universities.

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: 4 semesters (2 years)

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

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