FH-Prof. DI Dr. Michael Maurer
Head of Degree Programs Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnological Quality Management, Bioprocess Engineering
+43 1 606 68 77-3601
michael.maurer@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Bioinformatics develops algorithms and programs that simulate biochemical processes and analyze scientific and medical data. It combines knowledge about biochemical and molecular biological processes in organisms with applied computer science, machine learning and model development. Data management, security and integration are as much a part of the field as systems biology or molecular design. Today, bioinformatics is an indispensable part of research, but also of industrial development and production. Thus, excellent perspectives await you at the interface of basic research and development.
Master of Science in Engineering (MSc)
Tuition fee per semester
€ 363,361
+ ÖH premium + contribution2
Application Winter semester 2024/25
01. January 2024 - 15. June 2024
22
1 Tuition fees for students from third countries € 727,- per semester
2 for additional study expenses (currently up to € 83,- depending on degree program and year)
You have a background in natural sciences, are enthusiastic about IT and already possess basic knowledge.You see your future in combining both and using your IT skills to process and analyze the flood of data in life sciences and present it optimally and understandably.You are an analytical and process-oriented thinker. You enjoy solution-oriented work at the interface between different disciplines.You want to achieve professional success working on projects in a team and are open to management responsibilities.You can also imagine providing independent services.Average English skills are expected. Language of instruction is German
Sharing is good, however, not your lab space, please. You are guaranteed your own.
What you learn here is crucial to solving global problems.
Going abroad for an internship or a job: this is the next logical step when studying with us.
Do you still have questions about the study?
Make an appointment with Elisabeth Holzmann (Secretary's office) elisabeth.holzmann@fh-campuswien.ac.at for a a personal consultation via Zoom.
To apply you will require the following documents:
Please note:
It is not possible to save incomplete online applications. You must complete your application in one session. Your application will be valid as soon as you upload all of the required documents and certificates. In the event that some documents (e.g. references) are not available at the time you apply, you may submit these later via email, mail or in person by no later than the start of the degree program.
The admission procedure consists of a written test and an interview with the admission committee.
The study places are awarded at the latest in mid-July based on this ranking. The process as a whole and all test and assessment results from the admission procedure are documented in a transparent and verifiable manner.
Written test and interview
May and June
Planned start of the first semester
Mid of August
In teaching and research, you will benefit from our strong network with industry. In our degree program, experts from the field teach and contribute their application-oriented know-how. Our IT infrastructure (Linux) is available for students in lectures and for master's theses. Numerous R&D projects at the study program offer you the opportunity to deal with cutting-edge applications and to establish valuable contacts for your professional future. Practical relevance is also guaranteed when we host one of our freely accessible lecture evenings with top-class experts as part of our Campus Lectures.
The program has a strong focus on molecular biology and is specifically tailored to the requirements of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, but also offers enough basic knowledge and diversity to cover the needs of modern medicine. For a long time now, the surge of data in life science research cannot be managed without bioinformatics, and in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry there is an increasing focus on computer-based analysis and modeling. In recent years, however, it has also become clear in the medical field what enrichment the use of bioinformatics brings to the field.
No matter whether risk factors are to be determined by genetic markers or the microbiome is to be analyzed, rare diseases are to be detected or the course of diseases is to be predicted, bioinformatics methods make it possible. Whether new drugs are to be developed or the production of biotechnological products is to be optimized, the demand for bioinformaticians is increasing rapidly. With our production-related training, you are in demand.
Bioinformatics form the interface between IT and biology, between experiment and knowledge. Therefore, you combine applied computer science and machine learning with biological data analysis in your studies.
Semester dates
Winter semester: Mid of August to end of January
Summer semester: Beginning of February to mid of July
Number of teaching weeks
20 per semester
Times
6.00 p.m.-9.15 p.m. (ca. four times Mon to Fri), Sat ca. every two weeks (all day)
As a graduate of this program, a wide range of occupational fields and career opportunities are open to you. Find out here where your path can take you.
As an expert in bioinformatics, you will manage and analyze data with high-throughput analysis methods and model structures and functions of biomolecules. You will find a career in the following occupational fields:
We work closely with numerous industrial companies, universities such as the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB) and other research institutes. This guarantees you strong contacts for internships, employment or participation in research and development activities. You can find information about our cooperation activities and much more at Campusnetzwerk.It’s well worth visiting the site as it may direct you to a new job or interesting event held by our cooperation partners!
Head of Degree Programs Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnological Quality Management, Bioprocess Engineering
+43 1 606 68 77-3601
michael.maurer@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Favoritenstraße 222, E.3.22
1100 Vienna
+43 1 606 68 77-3600
+43 1 606 68 77-3609
bioengineering@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Office hours during semester
Mo to Thur, 4.30 p.m. to 6.15 p.m.
Availability by phone
Mo to Thur, 10.00 a.m. to 6.15 p.m
Fr, 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m
Deputy Head of Degree Programs Bioengineering; Academic Staff
alexandra.graf@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-3602
Academic Staff
harald.kuehnel@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-3603
Junior Researcher
monika.waldherr@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-3640