Program Overview

Program Overview

The M.Sc. in Entrepreneurship of Smart Medicines programme is designed to provide a new language to those coming from a non-biology background in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development. The course is also designed to provide a language of business and commercialisation to those knowledgeable in the area of biology. This course provides training in the area of drug development, biotech, pharma, and commercialisation.

Is This Course For Me?

This course will suit entrepreneurs, business sector specialists, and venture consultants and professionals looking to upskill in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development.

Career Opportunities

Designed to bridge the gap between business and biology, this course trains, converts and upskills the ‘biologist-to-business’ and ‘business-to-biologist’, opening the door to careers in drug development, biotech, pharma and commercialisation.

Course Structure

The Masters programme is worth 90 ECTS, comprised of 12 x 5 ECTS taught modules with an additional 30 ECTS research project. Students can choose to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma worth 60 ECTS created by the 12 5-ECTS taught modules without completing the research project.

Course Content

Students take the following modules:

• Biology for the Entrepreneur
• Scientific Transformation of an Entrepreneur
• Disease Indications & the Market I
• Disease Indications & the Market II
• Drug Development - The classics of large Pharma
• Drug Development - Innovators and Disruptors: Clinical Development: Regulators and Manufacturers
• Medical Devices & Biopharmaceuticals
• Product & Company Licensing, Mergers & Valuations
• Enterprise Development – Startups
• Enterprise Development – IP and Leadership
• Research Project

Course Details

Awards

• NFQ Level 9

Number of Places

• 25 Places

Next Intake

• September 2025

Course Director

• Professor Kumlesh K. Dev

Closing Date

• 30th June 2025

Admission Requirements

Applicants will be expected to have an Honours Bachelor's degree at 2.1 (or above) in Science (such as cell biology, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology), Health Sciences (such as medicine, nursing, allied health) or Business (including entrepreneurship, innovation, venture capital). Applicants with other primary degrees will also be considered. Other applicants without a primary degree may be considered by the Dean of Graduate Studies in exceptional circumstances based on workplace experience.

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of postgraduate fees, please refer to the relevant documentation.

Related Courses

• Healthcare Innovation (P. Grad. Cert.)
• Health Policy and Management (M.Sc.)