Drug Innovation
Master
The Drug Innovation Master’s programme focuses on the improvement and management of small molecule drugs or biomolecular drugs. Drug innovation is an interdisciplinary field, which pulls together expertise from the bioinformatics, chemical, biological, physical, and medical sciences. This interdisciplinarity is key to the search for new solutions to currently incurable diseases.
You become skilled in the development of new vaccines, gene therapeutics, the application of organoids, and medical nutrition. Additionally, you are trained to establish new methods and criteria for evaluating the quality, efficacy, safety, and performance of drugs. The programmes’ translational approach enables you to contribute from ‘lab to bedside’: work on the latest insights of the cause of a disease, be part of the development of a new drug, and investigate the drugs’ long-term safety.
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English
Title
Master of Science
Duration
2 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2026/2027
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,694
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 25,306
Admission
Admission URL
(Dutch) https://www.uu.nl/en/masters/drug-innovation/application-and-admission
Application requirements
Information not availableLanguage requirements
- B1
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
- C1
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
- 6.5
- IELTS overall band
- 6
- IELTS writing
- 580
- TOEFL paper based
- 237
- TOEFL computer based
- 93
- TOEFL internet based
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| Tuition fees | |
|---|---|
| € 2,694 | |
| € 25,306 | |
InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
Information not available |
| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep '26 | 1 Apr '26 | 1 Apr '26 |
| 1 Sep '27 | 1 Apr '27 | 1 Apr '27 |
| 1 Sep '28 | 1 Apr '28 | 1 Apr '28 |
Scholarships
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NL Scholarship
The NL Scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands.
Contact
Main addressHeidelberglaan 8
3584 CS Utrecht
030 - 2533550
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