Careers and stakeholders
The professional profile of the graduate in Biotechnology for the Bioeconomy is that of a biotechnologist for the bioeconomy and concerns the coordination, management and development of research and development laboratories in public and private bodies and in the chemical, agri-food and biotechnology industries, in particular, those operating in the broad sector of the bioeconomy.
His function in a work context is to carry out and coordinate laboratory activities in the context of basic and applied research projects, developing and fine-tuning bioprocesses, and quality control.
The skills associated with the functions are mainly:
- Skills to carry out basic and applied research, promotion and development of sustainability and scientific and technological innovation in the field of biotechnology disciplines in the agricultural sector;
- Skills needed to design, develop and monitor fermentation processes, both on a laboratory scale and on an industrial scale, for producing primary and secondary metabolites and obtaining renewable energy sources.
- Ability to develop new biological and biotechnological products in the agricultural, food and other sectors of the bioeconomy (e.g. biomaterials, bioenergy), also through the valorization of waste biomass.
- Skills in selecting, obtaining and developing plant and microbial cells as biofactories for producing molecules of interest in the sectors of fine chemicals, polymers, agri-food and pharmaceutical industries.
- Ability to develop and control biological processes for producing raw materials (plant and microbial biomass) suitable for transformation into molecules of applicative interest.
- Skills in the development and application of bioremediation processes, in particular through the use of microorganisms and plants.
- Ability to design, develop and control bioprocesses for the production of intermediates and products for green chemistry production activities and for the agri-food industry (use of cells or their parts, in particular enzymes)
- Molecular and cellular skills in designing and developing innovative diagnostic techniques, particularly for the traceability of agri-food supply chains.
Career opportunities exist within public and private research and development institutions, including Ph.D. programs after passing the relevant competitive exams, and in the chemical, pharmaceutical, agri-food, and biotechnology industries.
BforB graduates can access the Italian State exams for professional qualification and registration in the Professional Register of the Order of Agronomists and Forestry Doctors (section A), and in the Professional Register of the National Order of Biologists (section A). Furthermore, graduates can participate in the qualifying exams for the profession of Agrotechnician and Graduate Agrotechnician.
His function in a work context is to carry out and coordinate laboratory activities in the context of basic and applied research projects, developing and fine-tuning bioprocesses, and quality control.
The skills associated with the functions are mainly:
- Skills to carry out basic and applied research, promotion and development of sustainability and scientific and technological innovation in the field of biotechnology disciplines in the agricultural sector;
- Skills needed to design, develop and monitor fermentation processes, both on a laboratory scale and on an industrial scale, for producing primary and secondary metabolites and obtaining renewable energy sources.
- Ability to develop new biological and biotechnological products in the agricultural, food and other sectors of the bioeconomy (e.g. biomaterials, bioenergy), also through the valorization of waste biomass.
- Skills in selecting, obtaining and developing plant and microbial cells as biofactories for producing molecules of interest in the sectors of fine chemicals, polymers, agri-food and pharmaceutical industries.
- Ability to develop and control biological processes for producing raw materials (plant and microbial biomass) suitable for transformation into molecules of applicative interest.
- Skills in the development and application of bioremediation processes, in particular through the use of microorganisms and plants.
- Ability to design, develop and control bioprocesses for the production of intermediates and products for green chemistry production activities and for the agri-food industry (use of cells or their parts, in particular enzymes)
- Molecular and cellular skills in designing and developing innovative diagnostic techniques, particularly for the traceability of agri-food supply chains.
Career opportunities exist within public and private research and development institutions, including Ph.D. programs after passing the relevant competitive exams, and in the chemical, pharmaceutical, agri-food, and biotechnology industries.
BforB graduates can access the Italian State exams for professional qualification and registration in the Professional Register of the Order of Agronomists and Forestry Doctors (section A), and in the Professional Register of the National Order of Biologists (section A). Furthermore, graduates can participate in the qualifying exams for the profession of Agrotechnician and Graduate Agrotechnician.
Stakeholders
The programme interacts with local, national and international stakeholders, such as professional organizations, manufacturing companies and service providers.