Master Process Chemistry Applied to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients -
2nd level vocational master
A.Y. 2022/2023
Study area
Science and Technology
Master Coordinator
The vocational master programme in Process Chemistry Applied to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients intends to train a new generation of chemists interested in pursuing a scientific career in the pharma industry with a focus on the design of environmentally-friendly and sustainable chemical processes. Through the coursework, which is designed to provide the knowledge base and common language required to work in the field of active pharmaceutical ingredients, students will acquire:
- Expertise on APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients);
- An understanding of regulatory concepts;
- Knowledge of patents and intellectual property in the pharma industry;
- Competencies in crystallization techniques;
- Theoretical and practical know-how in API process development;
- Competencies in the characterization and analysis of pharmaceutical active compounds
- Expertise on APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients);
- An understanding of regulatory concepts;
- Knowledge of patents and intellectual property in the pharma industry;
- Competencies in crystallization techniques;
- Theoretical and practical know-how in API process development;
- Competencies in the characterization and analysis of pharmaceutical active compounds
To be eligible for the programme, candidates must hold a Master's or Single Cycle Degree in one of the following classes pursuant to Ministerial Decree no. 270/2004: LM-13 Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy; LM-54 Chemistry; LM-71 Industrial Chemistry.
The skills and knowledge acquired during the programme may be applied in companies involved in the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), in the pharma industry, in generic pharmaceutical companies, in Contract Research Organizations (CROs) offering custom synthesis, as well as in biotech companies.
Dipartimento di Chimica, Milano
- Dipartimento di Chimica
via Golgi n. 19, 20133 Milano
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+3902.50314181
Courses list
Open sessions
| Courses or activities | Professor(s) | ECTS | Total hours | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Analysis of prior art in patents and freedom to operate in specific products and processes | 2 | 40 | Italian | |
| Api regulatory concepts and analytical techniques | 3 | 30 | Italian | |
| Basic practical notions on good manufacturing standards and procedures | Manfredi Amedea Giuseppina
|
2 | 32 | Italian |
| Biocatalysis in the pharma industry | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Chirality in drug design and development | 10 | Italian | ||
| Drug discovery and development: an introduction to the industry | 1 | 10 | Italian | |
| Equipment, safety evaluation and cost analysis in the industrial manufacturing of apis | 30 | Italian | ||
| Homogeneous catalysis in the apis synthesis | 30 | Italian | ||
| Intellectual property and patent law | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Principles of green chemistry in organic synthesis | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Process chemistry in the pharma industry | Manfredi Amedea Giuseppina
|
5 | 50 | Italian |
| Putting this all together: important stories in drug development | 2 | 20 | Italian | |
| Seminars on special topics | 60 | Italian | ||
| The science of crystallization | 3 | 30 | Italian | |
| Theoretical and practical training on health and safety | 2 | 32 | Italian | |
| Theoretical and practical training on the main analytical techniques used in process chemistry | 2 | 40 | Italian | |
| Training on the safe operation of reactions on 10-100 grams scale | 2 | 32 | Italian | |