Master [Pharmaceutical Quality by Design] From De Montfort University

Reasons to study Pharmaceutical Quality by Design at De Montfort University:

• 100 per cent of graduates seeking to enter employment or further study are successful within six months of graduatingÊ
• Our experienced practitioner and research-based academic staff have recently received grant-funded collaborative research and development to improve industrial process quality and efficiency, with Innovate UK (formerly TSB), the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
• Benefit from our extensive funding and investment in our industry standard laboratories and specialist equipment including USP IV dissolution and surface imaging dissolution, pilot scale twin-screw extrusion for continuous manufacture, electron microscope, thermal and mechanical analysers, freeze drying and tablet manufacturing facilities
• Benefit from strong links, direct input and guest lectures from industrial experts ensuring your learning is relevant to current practice and developments within the sector
• Become a graduate with current knowledge and skills required by the pharmaceutical industry. This is the first MSc dedicated to the new ÒQuality by DesignÓ approach to pharmaceutical process and product development
• The course content is aligned with the Guidelines from the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Q8, Q9, Q10 and Q11, an initiative being driven and supported by the US, EU and Japanese regulatory authorities

Graduate careers

This course equips graduates with the relevant knowledge and skills to compete for jobs in pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors linked to industry or academia all over the world. There are career opportunities in areas such as product development, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, marketing and clinical research, and jobs include:

• Product Lifecycle Manager
• Oral Solid Dose (OSD) Technologist
• OSD Industrialisation Lead
• Production Technologist
• Senior analyst
• Regulatory affairs associate performance manager
• Senior device technologist
• Product development scientistÊ