M1 Chimie bidisciplinaire chimie-biologie

  • Places available
    20
  • Language(s) of instruction
    French
  • Enrolment type
    Formation initiale
    Formation continue
  • Type of teaching
    En présentiel
  • Start of programme (indicative date)
Présentation
Objectives

The objectives of the M1 Chemistry-Biology program are to provide students theoretical and practical skills and knowledge covering various aspects of the Chemistry-Biology interface, ranging from the synthesis of complex organic molecules and their characterization to mastery of biological and analytical tools enabling them to carry out interdisciplinary research projects. Thus, at the end of this M1, students should be able to design a strategy using organic chemistry and chemobiology tools to build or modify molecules of interest in order to understand and study a complex system at the molecular or cellular level.

Generally, the majority of students who have completed the M1 Chemistry-Biology program continue on to a M2 in Chemistry (M2 Organic Chemistry, M2 Engineering and Chemistry of Biomolecules, M2 Chemical Pollution and Environmental Management, M2 Research and Development in Analytical Sciences, for example) or other Paris-Saclay programs (the Molecular and Cellular Biology program, which is a partner of the M1 Chemistry-Biology program, or the Medicine and Health Products Sciences program, for example) or equivalent M2 programs in France. They are also eligible to enter the second year of various engineering schools on the basis of their qualifications.

In summary, the M1 Chemistry-Biology program of Paris-Saclay University:

• is a leading program in its field, built on a group of prestigious institutions and industrial partners to train students in research at the interface between Chemistry and Biology.

• offers a wide and diverse range of internships in a pool of laboratories of excellence.

• is based on an open organization that allows each student to tailor their training from a wide range of possible profiles in M2 (biochemistry/biotechnology, structural biology, pharmaceutical chemistry, chemobiology, fine organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, etc.).

Skills
  • Communiquer des informations et des résultats à différents publics en étant capable de décrire un protocole et d’organiser ses résultats.

  • Overall organisation

    The M1 Chemistry-Biology is both a selective program (limited number of places) and an intensive one (55 theoretical and practical credits to be validated outside of the internship), providing multidisciplinary training in research through research. This M1 is given at the Orsay site, allowing pooling of Chemistry and Biology teaching within the Henri Moissan Biology-Pharmacy-Chemistry building, giving students an M1 level of knowledge and skills in both Chemistry and Biology, while giving them the opportunity to take advantage of the immediate proximity of numerous public and private laboratories and public research organisations for their end-of-year internship.This internship, the presence of a research project and a choice of teaching units allow each student to tailor their training from a wide range of scientific expertise (biochemistry/biotechnology, structural biology, pharmaceutical chemistry, chemobiology, fine chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, etc.).

    Career prospects

    Master 2 Recherche : Chimie Pharmaceutique, UPSAY
    Master 2 Recherche : Ingénierie et Chimie des Biomolécules, UPSAY
    Master 2 Recherche : Chimie Organique, UPSAY
    Master 2 Recherche : Chimie des molécules bioactives, Université Paris-Est Créteil
    Master 2 Recherche : Chimie des molécules bioactives, Université d'Orléans
    Master 2 Recherche : Chimie Moléculaire, Sorbonne Université
    Master 2 Recherche : Synthèse et chimie des molécules bioactives, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
    Master 2 Professionnel : Contrôle Qualité du Médicament, UPSAY
    Master 2 Professionnel : Formulation, Marketing & Législation produits cosmétiques, UPSAY
    Master 2 Professionnel : Pollution Chimique et Gestion Environnementale, UPSAY
    Master 2 Professionnel : Chimie Moléculaire, Sorbonne Université
    Master 2 Professionnel : Chimie, procédé et prévention des risques chimiques, Sorbonne Université
    Master 2 Professionnel : Qualité des produits de santé parcours qualité des aliments et des eaux, Université Paris Descartes
    Master 2 Professionnel : Qualité des produits de santé parcours Qualité des produits cosmétiques, Université Paris Descartes
    Master 2 Professionnel : Qualité des produits de santé, Pharmacie, sciences pharmaceutiques et administration, spécialité cosmétique, Université Paris Descartes
    Master 2 Professionnel : Marketing de la Santé, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin
    Master 2 Professionnel : Chimie, Substances Naturelles et Médicament, Université de Reims
    Master 2 Professionnel : Développement et Contrôle des Produits de santé, Université de Nantes
    Master 2 Professionnel : Topiques et Cosmétiques, Université de Nantes
    Master 2 Professionnel : Formulation et Chimie Industrielle, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
    Master 2 Professionnel : Matières premières naturelles cosmétiques, ISIPCA, UVSQ
    Master 2 Indifférentié : M2 Pharmacotechnie/Biopharmacie, UPSAY
    Deuxième année Cycle ingénieur, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris
    Deuxième année Cycle ingénieur, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
    Deuxième année Cycle ingénieur, Ecole de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux à Strasbourg

    Course Prerequisites

    Graduates with a bachelor's degree, professional bachelor's degree, or bachelor's degree in chemistry and biology obtained less than two years ago, requiring a solid knowledge of various sub-disciplines of chemistry (analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry) and biology (biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, structural biology, enzymology).

    Rythme de la formation
    Le stage obligatoire, d'une durée minimale de 2 mois et pouvant s’étendre jusqu’à 5mois, est réalisé après les enseignements théoriques et pratiques. Celui-ci peut débuter au plus tôt en avril et doit être terminé fin août au plus tard.
    Internships and supervised projects

    The M1 Chemistry-Biology program includes a mandatory internship and a project-based teaching unit:

    • Research Internship: a mandatory assessed internship is included in the program. This internship, which lasts a minimum of two months, constitutes the knowledge and skills block 3 of the M1 Chemistry-Biology program's, it cannot be compensated by or compensate other teaching units. This is a research internship, which can be carried out in either Chemistry or Biology, in a public or private laboratory. A report and an oral defense must be completed and will form part of the assessment for this internship.

    Supervised research project: the M1 Chemistry-Biology program offers to all students a teaching unit based on an interdisciplinary project approach in immersion in a research laboratory. After 20 hours of theoretical teaching, provided in part by industry partners (Servier, Aqemia, Oncodesign, Sanofi, and Syngenta), and support in project creation and management, the practical implementation of the project is carried out by teams in laboratories. This project allows students to study a biological system or target and create molecular objects using chemical and/or biological tools in order to meet the objectives set at the beginning of the year. A report and oral defense must be completed and will form part of the assessment for this project-based teaching unit.

    Transfer paths

    Non

    Accompagnement personnalisé
    Un tuteur ou une tutrice pédagogique est attribué.e en début d'année à chaque étudiant.e pour assurer un suivi personnalisé permettant de l'aider dans la définition de son projet professionnel et son choix de M2, dans ses démarches de recherches de stage mais aussi d'assurer le suivi et le bon déroulement de ce stage en réalisant une visite de stage si possible et en participant à son évaluation.
    Post-graduate profile

    A l’issu de cette formation, les étudiants sont en mesure d'appréhender, maîtriser et s'adapter aux derniers outils ou innovations de chimie et biologie moléculaire afin de participer ou mettre en place des projets de recherche interdisciplinaires.

    Location
    ORSAY
    Collaboration(s)
    Laboratories

    Institut de chimie moléculaire et des matériaux d'Orsay
    Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles
    Institut de Biologie et de technologies de Saclay - DRF/JOLIOT
    Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris-Saclay
    Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay
    Biomolécules : Conception, Isolement, Synthèse
    Genoscope - DRF/JACOB
    Génomique métabolique - DRF/JACOB/Génoscope
    Institut Lavoisier de Versailles
    Institut Galien
    Laboratoire de Chimie Physique
    Service de Chimie Bio-organique et de Marquage - DRF/JOLIOT/DMTS.

    Programme

    The schedule will be posted shortly.

    Modalités de candidatures
    Application period
    From 24/02/2026 to 23/03/2026
    Admission criteria
    Dossier
    Compulsory supporting documents
    • Motivation letter.

    • All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.

    • Selection sheet for continuation in M2 to download on this web page.

    • Curriculum Vitae.

    • Detailed description and hourly volume of courses taken since the beginning of the university program.

    Additional supporting documents
    • Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).

    • VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).

    • Supporting documents :
      - Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
      - Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
      - Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
      - Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
      - Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
      - Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
      - Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.

    Contact(s)
    Course manager(s)
    Administrative office