What can I do when I graduate?
MBIO graduates go places!!
The course has been around for a long time-almost 20 years ! And in that time, our graduates have travelled the world. You will find MBIO (and the earlier BIO) graduates in all walks of life, including...
- Researchers
- Microbiologists
- Biochemists
-Molecular Biologists
- Chemists
- Quality assurance executives
- Sales and marketing professionals
- Marine biologists
- Horticulturalists and Plant Scientists |
- Medical doctors
- Pharmacists
- Nurses
- Clinical trials executives
- Phamaceutical technologists.
- Dieticians
- Environmental Technologist
- Intellectual property experts
- Accountants
- Safety Officers |
For example, Mr. Seet Wing Gang (BIO 1993) is currently a Regulatory Scientist and Manager at the Centre for Medical Device Regulation in the Health Science Authority.
Mr Wah Yap Hoon (BIO 2001) was for many years the Assistant Curator at Underwater World at Sentosa Island.
Dr. Linda Lua (BIO 1992) is the Facility Manager at the Protein Expression Facility at the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Queensland.
Ms. Grace Quek (BIO 2002) is a dietician and nutritionist with Excellence Healthcare in Singapore.
Ms. Hazelle Lam (BIO 1995) is the Regional Marketing Manager with Pall BioPharmaceuticals Southeast Asia.
Dr. Chew Boon Shan (BIO 2000) is a molecular biologist with Bayer CropScience
Dr. Lindi Tan (BIO 2000) works as a venture capitalist in the USA.
Dr. Caine Leong (BIO 1996) is a product specialist with Biorad Singapore
Dr. Pang Siew Siew (BIO 1992) is a research scientist with the Novartis Institute for Tropic Diseases
Mr. James Dylan Loh (BIO 1994) is a landscape designer with Tierra Designs.
Dr. Teo Hsiang Ling (BIO 1996) is a post-doctoral fellow in the Signal Transduction Laboratory at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Ms. Ivy Ong Lay Hian (BIO 1994) is a Safety Officer with Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and is a member of the Fire Safety Managers Association of Singapore.
Dr Gillian Khew (BIO 1998) is a researcher with the National Parks Board where she works on orchid micropropagation.
Dr. Chris Wong (BIO 1999) and Dr. Tan Kaeling (BIO 2000) currently work as research scientists at the Harvard Medical School.
(Click here to find out more about our BIO/MBIO alumni)  What is so special about the Diploma in Molecular Biotechnology? It is the broad based nature of the diploma. Not only will you learn the fundamentals of life sciences (Genomics Proteomics, Bionformatics, Molecular Biology etc) but your course will also be rich in chemistry and microbiology. You will also learn to apply your skills in areas such as plant science, aquaculture, bioprocess technology, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical technology. The projects you will be doing are similarly diverse. For example, MBIO students can be attached to institutions in the Biopolis, the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences at Jurong Island, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority, the Institute of Environment Engineering and Science as well as local and multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Where will I work? MBIO graduates are in very high demand in Singapore. Employers include
 R&D laboratories at the Genome Institute of Singapore, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Temasek Life Science Laboratories, National Neuroscience Institute, Bioprocess Technology Institute and the National Cancer Centre Life science and analytical support companies like Research Biolabs, Biorad and GE Healthcare Food and pharmaceutical companies like Kikoman, Yakult, Merlion Pharmaceuticals, Schering Plough and GlaxoSmithKline Government bodies like the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority, the National Environment Agency, the Health Sciences Authority, and the Defence, Science & Technology Agency Hospitals like the Singapore General Hospital, National University Hospital, Tan Tock Sing Hospital, Changi General Hospital and the KK Women's Hospital. Companies involved in the sales and marketing of scientific products and pharmaceuticals
In fact, the recent developments in the Pharmaceutical sector will further increase the demand for MBIO graduates!!
Companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Lonza, Genentech and Novartis are already in the process of building large scale cell culture facilities for the production of biopharmaceuticals.
So with a Diploma in Molecular Biotechnology, the world is certainly your oyster!!
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