One of the most popular professions in the post-pandemic era: life sciences

In 2020, an unexpected epidemic brings opportunities to the health industry, and its major threat will promote human in-depth research on "life science", which helps to master the law of the virus, explore and solve the problem provides a very important foundation.

Throughout the continuation of the rapid development of life science in recent years, I believe that the field of "life science" will soon become a very important role in the future economic and social development. At present, biotechnology has entered a critical period of leapfrog development, and the inflection point is coming, and there will be new phenomena worthy of attention. It is believed that in the not too distant future, the transformative nature of a new generation of finely manipulated biological phenomena will open up new fields and Spaces, and the prospect of leading a new round of biotechnology revolution will become increasingly clear.

Future development and potential of life sciences

Over the past 20 to 30 years, the life sciences sector has continued to develop skills, resulting in steady growth. The human genome was sequenced between 1990 and 2003, and the findings were published in the journal NATURE in 2003. The patent for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an important technique in molecular biology. The patent expired in 2006, prompting the development and production of cheaper PCR machines, which in turn led to the development of NextGeneration Sequencing NGS. These developments have made molecular diagnostics and precision medicine mainstream applications in the life sciences. As a result, careers in medical technology and clinical research are highly sought after.

Food security has also become a global concern in recent years, with countries seeking to strengthen their efforts to achieve self-sufficient food production while building resilient food supply lines. As a small country, Singapore is particularly focused on Food safety and quality, and the Singapore Food Agency SFA has set a "30 X 30" target to meet 30 percent of the local food demand by 2030. However, according to data analysis, current food supply only covers 10% of local demand, so the target implies a 20% increase in production within 10 years.

As targets are set and Singapore becomes more demanding in this area, such as high-tech and aquaculture farms, it is believed that the demand for people with skills and knowledge in this area will increase.

Undergraduate life sciences program in Singapore

Singapore is a world famous intelligent country, in the high-tech industry, has been at the forefront of the world's technology. Senior students introduce the relevant majors of the two schools to the majority of students here.

MDIS Singapore Institute of Management Development - School of Life Sciences, dedicated to the establishment of fully equipped laboratories, the school has implemented the Occupational Health and safety management system, all laboratories have passed the OHSAS 18001:2007 certification, which is the first private education laboratory in Singapore to pass this certification.

MDIS recognised early on that there would be an increase in demand for biotechnology courses and partnered with Northumbria University in the UK to focus on recruiting more Biotechnology Honours BSC students to train and nurture more graduates for the food and food production industry in Singapore. In addition, MDIS's Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science with Honors caters to the manpower needs of clinical laboratory testing and basic research industries, and carefully cultivates graduates with biotechnology majors who are also in demand for biopharmaceutical companies.

These professionals, once employed, will produce vaccines, biologics and other drugs for their company's factories. These biopharmaceutical companies such as Lonza Lonza, GlaxoSmithKline GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Novartis Novartis, Sanofi, AbbVie AbbVie and Amgen have their manufacturing centers in Singapore, They also constitute one of the leading employers of biotechnology graduates.

Northumbria University is a growing multicultural learning community with excellent links to other higher education institutions and business communities in the UK, Europe and beyond. Known for excellence in teaching and preparing students for the world of work, it also provides research opportunities for professional reflective practice. The multidisciplinary Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, which includes applied Sciences, Education and lifelong learning, Healthcare, Psychology, Public Health and Welfare, Social Work and community, Sport and rehabilitation, has achieved an excellent reputation in research, consulting and undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) with Honours (awarded by Northumbria University, UK)

The main courses are practical skills, cell biology and genetics, Introduction to the microbial world, biochemistry, animal and plant biology, anatomy and physiology, etc. :

Introduce basic knowledge of biological sciences such as molecular biology and bioinformatics;