Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Business Management

The Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Business Management MSc combines expertise in scientific knowledge and business acumen. Taught by leading academic staff in the School of Life Sciences and Warwick Business School, this MSc offers you the key business information, industry relevant expertise and science knowledge to prepare you for work in the sector.

Course overview
The bioprocessing and biotechnology industries are major components of global industrialised economies with impacts in medicine, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and the food sector. Management of change requires a new calibre of technical specialist who will have business acumen and a scientific knowledge base.

This master’s course equips you with the necessary tools and expertise to become an entrepreneur, offering key business information and industrially relevant knowledge. Leading centres of expertise, including staff from Life Sciences and Warwick Business School (WBS), form a multidisciplinary teaching faculty. The course is delivered by lecturers with internationally acknowledged academic, industrial and government expertise.

Skills from this degree
You will gain:

- The ability to understand the scientific, technical and financial basis of biotechnology systems

- The ability to understand the operation and management of biotechnology industries

- The ability to appraise and analyse financial and business implications in a global context

- Transferable skills including team working, communicating with peers and sector specialists, organising, planning and oral presentation

- Research skills including scientific report writing, numerical skills, logical reasoning, critical analysis and project work

This information is applicable for 2025 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.