Pharmacy on Michael’s Domain

Still wondering what to study?

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This is what I would do if I were 20 years old today: I would enter an interdisciplinary study program. My favorite among the programs offered in Finland is the International Master’s Programme in Pharmacy (officially “Master’s Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety”, abbreviated MPHARM) at the University of Helsinki. I give you 5 compelling reasons:

MPHARM milestone

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Helsinki University’s International Master’s Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety (MPHARM) is close to another milestone: Our first graduates are soon to submit their theses. On Thursday, we were celebrating after the MSc Theses seminar, where the first batch of students presented the results of their thesis work. At the center is Leena , our benevolent director. Not in the picture is Tomi , who deserves much of the credit for making the Drug Design and Pharmacology track such a success!

Mia Sivén, the world's first professor of sustainable pharmacy

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

When we were asking our foreign students what made them join the University of Helsinki, several of them mentioned sustainability aspects. Many of the research groups at the Faculty of Pharmacy study topics that are highly relevant to a sustainable future. For example, tackling the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance is a high priority for our faculty. And my group works on the planet’s most environmentally friendly protein production system. There is no part of a drug’s life cycle that could not be approached from a sustainability angle. Therefore, it was high time that this over-arching theme was finally acknowledged by establishing a dedicated professor position. To our knowledge, next month Mia Sivén will start her job as the world’s first professor of sustainable pharmacy . You are probably not surprised that I am very happy about this appointment.