Master of Pharmacy (MPharm Pharmaceutical Biotechnology)

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology is the therapeutic application of Biotechnology that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify the drugs from various sources as well as to help us in the area of disease diagnosis, tissue engineering and develop transgenic plants and animals with added therapeutic values. The main objective of this programme is to provide a balanced and comprehensive knowledge of the basic as well as applied aspects related to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology that would enhance the basic aptitude of each student and prepare them to take up the challenges in the varied and multi-faceted applications of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in the area of drug development, drug discovery, disease diagnosis and prognosis.