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Master Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
EPFL · Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
Master'sFederal Institute of Technology🧬 Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology🏭 Chemical & Process Engineering
Key facts
- Degree
- Master's
- Institution
- EPFL (Federal Institute of Technology)
- Location
- Lausanne, VD
- Language of instruction
- English
- Standard duration
- 2 years · 120 ECTS
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Admission
- Swiss Matura (Gymnasium) · vocational Matura plus Passerelle · foreign diplomas partly with entrance exam
About Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Genes, proteins and cells at the molecular level, and the biotech that engineers them.
Where it leads
Biochemist · Geneticist · Biotech researcher · Bioinformatician · Clinical scientist
Median income one year after graduating
University master’s: CHF 78,300 · UAS bachelor’s: CHF 79,600
Swiss Federal Statistical Office, graduate survey, class of 2024, gross, full-time
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Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology at other institutions in Switzerland
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- Master Life SciencesMaster's · HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale · Delémont
- Master BiochemistryMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master Life SciencesMaster's · ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften · Winterthur
Source: Studienangebot der Hochschulen (ETH Zürich, EPFL, Universität Zürich, ZHAW, Universität Basel) (Fakten von den Websites der Hochschulen, je mit Link). As of October 10, 2026. The assignment to fields is ours. Check the details with the institution before you apply.
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