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Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

This programme responds to the rapid growth in the global bioeconomy by providing the core knowledge and skills needed to compete in a rapidly evolving, highly skilled workforce. The Masters in Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance (MSc MBIG) is an innovative and dynamic postgraduate qualification designed to meet the increasing demand for skilled people in the growing global bioeconomy. The MSc MBIG programme responds to a number of key challenges:

  • developing innovations in life science responsibly
  • identifying and exploiting value throughout innovation ecosystems
  • bringing new technologies to existing and emerging markets
To meet these modern challenges, MSc MBIG provides you with a dynamic set of competencies, and knowledge about life science innovation, as highly desired by prospective employers in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. MSc MBIG enables its graduates to take an active role in the workforce, contributing to development of the bioeconomy in industry, policy, regulatory, not-for-profit or academic capacities. You learn how to respond to globally important challenges by contributing to innovative developments in, for example:
  • healthcare
  • agriculture and other land uses
  • energy
  • industrial biotechnology and environmental remediation
in developed and developing economies. Our programme takes a qualitative approach and teaches customised methods to deal with complex issues such as:
  • foresight and innovation systems analysis
  • strategic decision making in companies
  • value chain analysis and business model development
  • product and process regulation
  • ensuring ‘responsibility’ in research and innovation
Areas covered by the programme Areas covered by the programme include:
  • agricultural biotechnology
  • sustainable food and animal production
  • synthetic biology
  • pharmaceuticals and antimicrobial resistance
  • stratified medicine
  • industrial biotechnology
  • genetic databases
  • biofuels and energy-related developments
MSc MBIG graduates will excel in strategic thinking that brings globally contextualised solutions to practical problems relating to:
  • innovation and firm strategy
  • policy and regulation
  • collaborative R&D models
  • governance and intellectual property
You benefit from the programme's unique position within the University. MSc MBIG benefits from its strong association with the Innogen Institute - a research institute renowned for its interdisciplinary study of the life sciences, proximity to world-leading science and medicine, government, and key policymakers; and long-standing collaborations with commercial and not-for-profit sectors within the bioeconomy.
  • Find out more about the Innogen Institute on their website.
The programme is delivered by the Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS) subject group within the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science, allowing you to take full advantage of the vibrant community at one of Europe's leading centres for social science research. More programme details You can find more details about this programme, including student testimonials and suggested reading recommendations, on the programme webpage.

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Entry requirements

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Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS