Course Lead: Dr. Shiwen Zhuang – Senior Fermentation Scientist | Trainers: Elise Viau, Albert Serrano Gomez, Shiwen Zhuang
Overview:
The course is aimed at early career professionals and anyone who wants to develop an understanding of upstream bio-manufacturing techniques and processes.
The 3-day course consists of 6 lectures, enhanced with practical demo’s using bench-scale, pilot-scale, and single-use bioreactors. In particular, the trainees will gain hands-on fermentation experience using pilot-scale stainless steel bioreactor. At the completion of the course, the trainees will be presented a ‘Certificate of Upstream Bioprocessing’ issued by IBioIC.
The course includes a set-up, inoculation, monitoring and harvest of a 30L yeast fermentation in our SIP stired tank system, with hands on opportunities.
Date, Location and Cost:
28th-30th Jun | 27th – 29th Sep | 29th Nov-1st Dec
All dates are from Tuesday to Thursday at FlexBio Facility (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh)
£1800 + VAT per attendee (academic rate available)
We’ll limit max. 4 attendees per course to secure hands-on opportunities for each person.
Please contact scaleup@ibioic.com for further details and sign-up.
Learning outcomes:
Obtain an up-date overview of microbial and mammalian cell cultivation in the field of bio-manufacturing
· Know the considerations and possible challenges of upstream scale-up
· Be aware of various cell types, metabolisms, fermentation modes and bioreactor types
· Be aware of the importance of preparation, sterilisation, monitor and quality control of fermentation process
· Develop hands-on fermentation skills through practical experience of stainless-steel pilot bioreactor
· Learn and apply fundamental aseptic and sampling techniques
Who will benefit:
· Operatives, scientists, engineers, graduates, managers, especially those that are in their early career
· Anyone who would like to gain an understanding of theoretical knowledge and practice insight applied in bio-manufacturing