UE Chemical development

Students will develop knowledge of the chemical development of a bioactive compound in the pharmaceutical or crop science industries, from milligrams to tons: how the discovery chemistry synthesis route evolves into a manufacturing process.

They will develop further skills in analyzing and communicating informations, working individually and in teams.

Course outline:

The chemical development of a bioactive compound is first addressed through an open discussion.

Students then work individually and in small teams to gather informations from selected publications in english. Their reports to the class allow all students to discover important aspects of chemical development.

The topic is later on presented extensively by professionals from the industry (lectures).

Tutorials dealing especially with the safety of chemical processes and the analysis of synthetic routes complete the course.

French is the teaching language.

organic chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics: bachelor level