Professional science master's degrees, like the Master of Business Administration degree on which they are modeled, are designed as terminal credentials for people seeking science-based careers outside of academe.
"Having more women at the top could mean that more barriers in [women's] way are broken." --Adelina Huminic-Orzu, European Platform of Women Scientists
Academic drug discovery is taking on a whole new character now, with technology and new partnerships between academia and industry and disease institutes and the government.