The program aims to train scientists skilled in the concepts and methodologies of
- the discovery of new therapeutic targets;
- the design and optimization of the use of effective drugs while ensuring patient safety.
The Master 2 program prepares students for research careers in academic or industrial environments, as well as for various positions where scientific expertise will be valued (medical affairs, innovation , etc.).
The training is organized into four blocks:
- Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of the Patient (8 ECTS credits)
- Experimental Pharmacology Track (choice of Cardiovascular track or Neuropharmacology track) (12 ECTS credits)
- Designing and Conducting a Research Project (10 ECTS credits)
- Research Internship (30 ECTS credits)
Some courses are shared with the Master 2 Bioinnov program at Paris-Saclay University.
Information
Skills
+ Cross-functional Skills
- Mobilize and produce highly specialized knowledge
- Implement specialized communication for knowledge transfer
+ Scientific Skills
- Identify targets or biomarkers through the analysis of biological mechanisms and pathological processes
- Plan, design, and conduct biological assays to evaluate a health product
- Design and implement a non-clinical or clinical study of a health product
- Evaluate the benefit-to-risk ratio of a health product
- Conduct a Therapeutic Pharmacologic Monitoring approach
- Argue the relevance of scientific and strategic choices, including ethical and/or professional conduct aspects
Objectives
+ Scientific Objectives:
To train students in the research and development of health products by providing them with the scientific background necessary to understand the continuum from the discovery of biological targets to therapeutic pharmacological monitoring of patients.
+ Professional Objectives:
To acquire the scientific and cross-disciplinary skills required by future executives in the pharmaceutical research and development sector in academia, industry, or hospitals.
This master's degree is not intended to train students in the organization and monitoring of clinical trials (clinical research assistants/attaches, clinical study technicians, etc.)
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
After a Master's or Master's + PhD: researcher or lecturer
Design engineer in the research / scientific sector
Design engineer industry / public research
Research and Innovation Manager
Research or Design Engineer
Research professions
Coordination of studies in an agency or research institution
Further Study Opportunities
PhD thesis
Further curricula in innovation management
Specialised Master’s programmes (MBA in Project Management, Business, and Innovation Management in the Bio-industries)
Calendar
Admission Route
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
- students who have completed a Master's degree in Health Product and Drug Sciences or a related field (e.g., Biology, Biology-Health) at a university offering a level of education comparable to that of the Université Paris-Saclay, in France or in European Union countries;
- students who have completed studies in Health (Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science) in the European Union (and universities with an agreement), having completed the fifth year of study or an equivalent Master's degree;
- students with an engineering degree equivalent to a Master's degree;
- students from the INSERM School for research-oriented programs.
In all cases, admission will require validation of specific knowledge prerequisites by the Master's degree director: pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug and health product R&D. In this context, an interview with the candidate may be considered.
Application Period(s)
From 01/04/2026 to 01/07/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Copy of identity document.
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).
Curriculum Vitae.
Additional supporting documents
Certificate of English level.
Certificate of English level (compulsory for non-English speakers).
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
Recommendation letters.
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.
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