Chemistry for Drug Discovery

About this course

Chemistry for drug discovery is a highly focused degree that trains chemists specifically for the pharmaceutical industry, one of the most technically demanding and economically significant sectors in which chemistry is applied. Drug discovery is the process of identifying and optimising new molecular compounds that could become medicines, moving from the initial identification of a biological target through the synthesis and testing of candidate molecules to the point at which a compound is ready to enter clinical trials. The chemistry involved requires mastery of organic synthesis, molecular modelling, biochemistry, and the analytical techniques used to characterise compounds and understand their behaviour in biological systems. At the University of Bath, this three-year programme builds a rigorous foundation in chemistry before focusing increasingly on the specific knowledge and skil

Where its graduates go

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