As you could see in the previous post, Bachelor degree is the minimum education level of most Biotech employees. So, if you want to get a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, postgraduate or PhD, where can you study in Europe?
Let us tell you that you have a lot of options!
We prepared a list with 47 Universities in several European countries :
United Kingdom:
Besides the UK has a rich biotech ecosystem, particularly strong in medical applications, with a rapidly growing number of biotech companies, it has also some of the best universities in the world.
Germany:
Germany is considered one of the Europe's strongest countries in the Biotechnology field, particularly strong in both medical and industrial applications.
Switzerland:
Switzerland is characterized by a strong medical biotechnology industry, being supported by many pharma companies and a big network of entrepreneurs and investors.
France:
In the Biotechnology sector, France is one of the most active countries in Europe, with a strong focus on supporting and investing in entrepreneurship. In this country, Biotechnology is considered an engineering degree, which might explain why France is particularly strong in the medical technology industry.
Finland:
Finland has a strong academic research, both in medical and environmental applications of biotechnology. Although the Biotech industry is quite small in Finland, compared to other European countries, several renowned biotechnology companies are founded there, like Orion and Medix Biochemica.
Sweden:
Apart from the high quality of life, Sweden has the highest number of biotech companies per capita in the world, and many universities offer biotechnology programs with a strong component of business and entrepreneurship training. Also, studying in Sweden is free for EU students.
Norway:
Norway has a strong biotech industry, mostly located around the Oslo region. The city is particularly active in oncology, supported by the presence of the Oslo Cancer Cluster.
Denmark:
Denmark is a strong country in medical biotechnology and is a pioneer in industrial biotechnology, hosting for instance, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes (Novozymes) and large pharmaceutical companies.
Most of the options to study biotechnology in Denmark have a major focus on business and entrepreneurship, preparing students to be successful in the industry.
Austria:
Besides the high quality of life and the extensive cultural offer, Austria hosts high-quality research centers and a healthy biotech industry that is growing very fast, particularly strong in medical applications.
The Netherlands:
The Netherlands hosts a big biotech industry, with special focus on industrial and environmental applications, and still has a big academic workforce in fields related to biology.
Belgium:
Belgium has a very active biotech scene and hosts either various successful biotechnology companies, like Galapagos and Ablynx, or several startup incubators specialized in biotechnology.
Italy:
Italy has an active biotech sector, mostly in early research stages. Milan city and its surrounding host most of the biotechnology companies, as well as internationally renowned research centers such as the San Raffaele Hospital, a pioneer in cell and gene therapy.
Spain:
The Spanish biotech sector has been growing rapidly in the last decade, and today it competes at the same level of some of the other European countries with a large biotech industry. Investment has also been growing internationally, offering an increasing number of opportunities for entrepreneurs and industry workers. The universities in Spain also offer good preparation for academic positions, and the country is well known for its excellent weather and food.
Have you studied at any of these universities? Tell us your experience in the comments!
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