Overview

Entrepreneurship of Smart Medicines is offered by Trinity College Dublin. 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.

Key Facts

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

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biology for the Entrepreneur

Scientific Transformation of an Entrepreneur

Disease Indications & the Market

Drug Development - Large Pharma

Drug Development - Innovators and Disruptors
Clinical Development: Regulators and Manufacturers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

69

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dublin, Ireland

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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120

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90

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69

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General 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 circumstanced based on workplace experience.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

25540 EUR / year

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EU/EEA Nationals

12170 EUR / year

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Living costs

Dublin

Ireland

1100 - 1800 EUR / month

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