The Degree in Biomedical Sciences prepares students for a wide variety of career options, which include medical research and in the pharmaceutical industry, in the context of diagnosis or forensic sciences, technology transfer or marketing of biomedical products, integrated with a strong ethical component.

Graduates in Biomedical Sciences can integrate multidisciplinary teams specialised in the design, conception and certification of medical equipment, provide technical assistance and commercial support and support scientific research in the multidisciplinary areas of biomedical sciences and technologies.

Their activity may be carried out in:

  • Laboratories;
  • Biomedical Research Centres and Institutes;
  • Medical Instrumentation Companies
  • Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Biotechnology Companies;
  • Health Centres and Hospitals;
  • Universities;
  • Toxicology/rehabilitation centres;
  • Blood institutes, cryopreservation, histocompatibility, forensic medicine and public health laboratories.

You can also work in:

  • Animal pathology laboratories (veterinary);
  • Investigation units
  • Companies in the area of clinical diagnosis;
  • Administrative services in health systems.

 

Contacts

Coordenador Licenciatura em Ciências Biomédicas

Ana Sofia Duarte

E-mail: asduarte@ucp.pt

Phone: (+351) 232 419 500 (Chamada para a rede fixa nacional)