The degree courses in this area represent the ideal choice for those who are interested in the new frontiers of science and innovation and in technological applications that use biological systems and living organisms to obtain and develop products and processes which can be used to meet the needs of society. Students interested in these courses must have curiosity, a critical and observational spirit and an interest in research, combined with a pleasure in studying and discovering technological advances, new interdisciplinary approaches and the scientific challenges that have characterized research in recent years.