Study Programmes Master in Molecular and Computational Biomedicine

Study and career opportunities

Several job opportunities are available to graduates in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, as a researcher in biological, biomedical or pharmaceutical laboratories, as well as in digital health companies and as a Data scientist with a focus on biomedical and life science informatics applications.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Recognize in the context of multi-layer complexity of cells and organisms the key elements, methods and procedures of omics technologies, bioinformatics and systems biology.
    • Associate these key technologies and principles with fundamental questions in the understanding of common diseases and biological processes in general.
    • Relate published data and own results from experiments and modelling.
    • Critically analyse the impact of these findings on molecular medicine and biological processes in general.
    • Assemble this information in form of a MSc thesis.
    • Develop thereby a high degree of autonomy and leadership skills.
    • Evaluate the impact of the project results as a basis for possible patenting, publication and/or grant applications.
    • Become an interdisciplinary researcher in life sciences being able to work in international team environments
    • Learn to manage uncertainty, risk, and failure when they arise.


    Study perspectives

    Graduates can continue their studies with a PhD in Systems and Molecular Biomedicine at the University of Luxembourg.

    Job perspectives

    Graduates have job opportunities in various areas.
    Here are some examples of alumni careers who graduated with the Master in Molecular and Computational Biomedicine:

    • Senior scientist, Sanofi
    •Clinical fellow, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Scientific assistant, ETh Zurich
    • Teacher in Lycee, Luxembourg
    • Data Scientist, Police Luxembourg