The laboratory activities organized within numerous courses, the carrying out of the internship project, and the drafting of the final report are essential steps to develop the critical evaluation capabilities of the experimental data and their interpretation in the best possible way. The ability to make bibliographic research and gather information on online databases is developed within the courses, as well as the ability to understand and discuss scientific texts. The graduate acquires through the tools mentioned above the ability to integrate the knowledge learned in different fields and to apply them to new and interdisciplinary situations and problems, and to formulate independent judgments, in relation to the conception, conduct and outcomes of research projects, to the use of the equipment and to the interaction with the technical personnel, as well as in relation to social and ethical issues connected to the biotechnology sector.
In particular, the graduate in Biotechnology:
- will know how to choose the most appropriate experimental procedures and instrumental techniques for the production, isolation and structural and functional determination of biomolecules or biomaterials of interest;
- will be able to analyse problems and choose the most effective methodological approaches for their optimal resolution in a biotechnological research context.
- will be able to verify the general efficiency of a laboratory in terms of productivity and appropriateness of the procedures used, follow the development and conduct of research projects and application procedures, generally be proactive about the use of reagents / drugs / materials.

Biotechnology graduates acquire the ability to communicate information, results and solutions relating to the various and multidisciplinary areas of biotechnology to specialist (technical-scientific) and non-specialist (lay dissemination). During the training course the student's ability to re-elaborate, synthesize and communicate information will be stimulated through teaching and seminars that present the student with the scientific methods, the drafting of reports on the seminars, and by the drafting of the final report. The scientific-popular initiatives organized by the teachers of the Degree Course, study trips and meetings with sector experts allow students to deal with different languages and problems. The laboratory activities (including the internship) allow you to acquire the ability to interact with co-workers and technical personnel, with different skills and training. The student, during the training internship, refers to the scientific literature in English, thus improving their communication skills also in this language.

Biotechnological studies ranging from the chemical-physical-mathematical fields to the biological ones up to the different biotechnological applications, represent a stimulus to develop learning skills in a multidisciplinary way. The basic scientific aspects are integrated by the strategic and methodological aspects typical of biotechnologies. All this contributes to forming a graduate who develops flexible and versatile learning skills, within the framework of a rigorous and critical approach to the sources of knowledge. The graduate in Biotechnology will also have to get into the habit of updating; in particular in the consultation of specialist databases, in the learning of innovative technologies, in the acquisition of advanced cognitive tools for the continuous updating of knowledge, and in the evaluation of regulatory provisions, economic elements and ethical topics, so that these skills are exercised even after graduation.