Bioinformatics

Do computer science and life sciences go together? Briefly put yes—very well, in fact! These two areas combined form an exciting, innovative and future-oriented field of research. This study programme trains you to become specialists who are competent in two areas at the same time: After all, bioinformaticians speak both the language of computer science and that of the life sciences in order to solve problems with computer-assisted methods. What is best: They can mediate between precisely these two fields and establish connections. When it comes to predicting genetic predispositions for various diseases or the ways in which medicines work, for example, bioinformatics comes into play. The ultimate goal is to decipher the blueprints of humans, bacteria and plants and to uncover the connections in the development of diseases. If the genome of a living being is fully analysed as quickly as possible, mutations can also be detected, for example. Bioinformatics is a key technology that is being increasingly used by industry. This is why biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as biomedical research companies, are desperately looking for young talent.