Biopharmaceuticals

Racha
South African
Biopharmaceuticals MSc

I completed my Bachelor degree in pharmacy in 2009 from Witwatersrand in South Africa - I was the overall top student at my university and was granted an Overseas Merit Scholarship for my postgraduate studies. After completing my internship in the pharmaceutical industry I was motivated to pursue a career in Pharmaceutical Research and Drug Development which led me to choose King's for multiple reasons.

First, King's has one of the best postgraduate programs in Europe and the world. Secondly, King's has a great reputation in the biomedical fields and in particular in the pharmaceutical studies. Thirdly, I was impressed by the number of Nobel Prize winners that King's college has produced - five winners were in the Physiology and Medicine field.

I am very impressed with the wide variety of courses and concentrations offered by the Pharmaceutical program. More specifically, I am very enthralled and satisfied by both the theoretical studies and the practical studies. In addition, the faculty has a lot of experience and knowledge in their particular courses. I feel that King's gives me the necessary knowledge and experience.

King's is located at the center of London with great facility and employment opportunities. The location of Stamford Street Apartments has been convenient for me since it is minutes away from campus, shops and amenities. I would recommend King's College to any student, whether locally or internationally, pursuing biomedical studies.

Simranjit
Biopharmaceuticals MSc
I gained my first master's degree (in pharmacology) at King's College London, so coming back for another qualification after working seemed an obvious choice, as I had enjoyed being at King's immensely.
What attracted me this degree programme was the breadth of subject areas covered. I have a background in pharmacology and have worked in academic research environments, but I felt that I lacked knowledge on how the pharmaceutical industry operated, especially with regard to drug discovery, development and delivery. The MSc Biopharmacy covers all these areas, and gives a good overview of how chemical entities go on to become lead compounds and the testing required in order for these to then reach the market. I now feel that I have a good understanding of these areas and doing this degree has strengthened my desire to work in the pharmaceutical industry. The trip to Novartis was the 'icing on the cake' as we got to see things that we had covered in lectures put into practice in the laboratories.
I've been based at the Waterloo Campus, in the Franklin-Wilkins Building, which I absolutely love. The close proximity of the river makes it a lovely location and lunchtime walks are a regular occurrence. I obtained accommodation at Lillian Penson Hall, an intercollegiate hall run by the University of London, and it's been great. The location, Paddington, is central and getting to Waterloo is easy.
London is one of my favorite cities, and being back here after eight years away has been great. There is so much to do and to see that it's almost impossible to be bored. It is not the cheapest city in the world to live in but student discounts help, especially when it comes to travel on the buses and on the underground.