Academic programs > Bio-Engineering
In the programs offered by theGEM, a significant place is given to Life Sciences, with particular regard to their industrial applications. The background of a bio-engineer is very close to that of a process engineer: he/she takes part in complex development projects, using life sciences, bringing into play the general methods of an engineer, taking into account the specialist demands of quality and traceability peculiar to this field. He is also in a position to take an active part in the improvement of knowledge, by contributing to the research applied in the field of biological sciences.
Each school provides courses, compulsory and optional, on the introduction to biology and to biotechnologies within its general, or multidisciplinary engineering curriculum. At several schools, further study is offered in the form of minor or major options.
Minor in Biotechnologies
Goal: to train an engineer capable of understanding and making decisions based not only on technological issues, but also on the economical, judicial and ethical issues.
Content: traditional bio-technologies (fermentation, enzymatic catalysis) as well as the most recent disciplines such as genetic engineering, genomics, nanotechnologies, etc
Major: Bio-informatics, in partnership with Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et d'Industries Alimentaires, and École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques.
Goal: to enable students taking one of the programs offered by the Department of Information Technology to give their training a Life Sciences input.
Content: In 2nd year, the course includes foundation modules on biology and chemistry for the school's Information technology students, followed by a special course in the 3rd year, focussing on data-bases and sequencing, analysis of sequences and analysis of genomes. Particular attention is given to the use of the practical tools of molecular biology and of bio-informatics.
Major: Pharmaceutical Process Engineering
Goal: to train engineers in the specific methods of the pharmaceutical industry. The objective is to train an engineer capable of managing pharmaceutical or cosmetic units of production, or to lead R&D projects.
Content: particular emphasis is put on the aspects of galenic formulation of medicines in relation to bio-availability, and regulatory, judicial and economic constraints.
Major: Food-processes Engineering
Goal: to prepare its graduates for the agri-food and biotechnology industries.
Career openings cover the entire manufacturing chain of these industries' products: production, transformation, distribution and logistics. Such regulatory issues as traceability, quality, hygiene and food safety are also studied.
Master of Science Degree (Master recherche) or a DEA (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) in one of the following domains : Environmental Process Engineering, in joint-accreditation with the University of Toulouse, Microbiology and industrial catalysis, in association with the University.
Successful completion of this program (which is a continuation of former DEA, or Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) is a requirement for pursuit of ; doctoral studies. Depending on the student's background, this program may be followed jointly with the graduate program leading to the Diplôme d'Ingénieur Degree
Doctoral programs in process engineering: in particular in the field of particulate solids engineering, applied to pharmaceutical or agri-food manufacturing processes (production of powders with controlled properties, powder mechanics, mechano-synthesis of organic powders, etc.).
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