What is Medical Biotechnology?

What is the difference between an MSc degree in biotechnology and MSc degree in medical biotechnology, and what are their respective scopes in concern with placements issues?

• Answer:

  Medical Biotechnology does not seem to be offered by reputed institutions. It looks like most universities that offer an MSc in Medical Biotechnology in India are private and not recognized. Considering how difficult it is to find jobs in the biotechnology sector in India, it is imperative that you do your MSc degree from a reputed institution. In medical biotechnology programs, the emphasis will be more towards the medical applications of biotechnology. You will be studying the same set of courses that an MSc in Biotechnology student will be studying, such as molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, immunology etc but the primary emphasis will be on using these biotechnology techniques for the development of medicine and healthcare, such as development of drugs and vaccines, diagnosis and treatment of diseases etc. Regarding scope, there is not really much of a difference between these two courses in terms of jobs and placements. You can always specialize in the medical aspect of biotechnology even with an MSc in Biotechnology, so choose a course that interests you the most. A reputed institution will have professors conducting high quality research and you will get the opportunity to work with them. This will help you for your PhD studies or during job search.