Biotechnology in personalized medicine

The course is aimed at graduates in class L-2 Biotechnology, L-13 Biological Sciences, L-29 Pharmaceutical Science and Technology or an integrated degree programme in class LM-13 Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy (or in the classes ex D.M. n. 509/1999 to the previous equivalents) or other qualification obtained abroad, recognized as suitable according to current legislation, equivalent to the previous ones.

Admission is also allowed to graduates of degree classes other than those indicated above, provided that they meet the following curricular requirements: minimum 40 C.F.U. in the following scientific-disciplinary sectors (S.S.D.): BIO/09 (Physiology), BIO/10 (Biochemistry), BIO/11 (Molecular biology), BIO/12 (Clinical biochemistry and clinical molecular biology), BIO/13 (Applied biology), BIO/14 (Pharmacology), BIO/15 (Pharmaceutical Biology), BIO/16 (Human Anatomy), BIO/17 (Histology), BIO/18 (Genetics), BIO/19 (General Microbiology), MED/03 (Medical Genetics), MED/04 (General Pathology), MED/07 (Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology).

Participation in the competition is also allowed, subject to conditions, to candidates who obtain the access qualification by 31 December 2025; In this case, enrolment is in any case conditional on the actual achievement of the degree.

Upon enrolment, students are also required to produce a suitable certificate of knowledge of the English language at a level not lower than B2 (upper intermediate level) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (C.E.F.R.). The list of certifications admitted by the University is as follows:

The list is final as regards the type of certification admitted and the minimum score. Only candidates who have completed the entire academic course of the admission qualification in English may be exempted from producing the language certificate.

The admission test consists of a written test ( in home-based mode) and an oral test-interview (in dual-mode):

• Written test (remote) on 15 September 2025 at 14:00. The general list of calls will be published from 10 September 2025;
• Oral exam (interview) on 19 September 2025 in hourly shift to be defined. The general list of calls will be published from 17 September 2025.

The written test (maximum 60 points) consists of 60 multiple-choice questions distributed as follows:

• 10 logical and logical-mathematical reasoning questions;
• 45 questions on scientific competences in the following topics: Physiology (3), Biochemistry (4), Molecular biology (8), Applied biology (9), Pharmacology (3), Human anatomy (3), Histology (3), General pathology (3), Microbiology (3), General chemistry (3), Organic chemistry (3);
• 5 ethical-religious culture questions.

The oral exam-interview (maximum 60 points) is aimed at ascertaining the possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities useful for the training of a biotechnologist specialized in personalized medicine through the evaluation of the type of previous course of study, with specific reference to the programs of the courses followed and the type of the final exam.

In order to take the written test (remotely) it is essential to be in possession of:

• A PC (Windows 8 or later or LINUX) or MAC (MAC 10.14 or later) with a webcam and microphone. The use of a company computer is strongly discouraged;
• GOOGLE CHROME browser (min. version 81.0) to be used as the only browser provided;
• Internet connectivity with a minimum upload and download speed of 1.5 Mbps;

       · A smartphone or tablet (Android min 4.1 – IOs min v.8) equipped with a webcam. The use of wifi is also recommended, during the procedure you will be asked to download an APP on your smartphone/tablet (34MB) from Google Play or AppStore (depending on whether you are using a smartphone with Android or IoS operating system).

The tablet can ONLY be used as a replacement for the Smartphone, not the PC/Mac.

Candidates will receive by e-mail instructions on how to carry out the check requirement to be carried out within 24 hours before the test.

If a candidate carries out the checks with a workstation equipped with lower requirements than those indicated above, the eventual passing of the preliminary verification phase does not guarantee that he/she will be able to take the competition test in the absence of the required technical equipment and the candidate will be considered responsible for any problem that may occur.

Once the test participation fee has been paid, you can access the Simulator platform free of charge via your registration profile (at the bottom of the Competition Registration Summary page). The simulator can be used indefinitely by each registered candidate: it contains an archive of about 110 questions made available for purely practice purposes. Questions administered on the day of the test are not extracted from the simulator.

• Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• New Charter for Health Care Workers - Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (for Health Pastoral Care)
• Instruction Dignitas Personae on certain questions of Bioethics (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith)
• Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate (Benedict XVI)
• Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' (Francis)