Course Lead: Dr. Neil Renault – Senior Fermentation Scientist | Trainers: Elise Viau, Albert Serrano Gomez,

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 stirred tank system, with hands on opportunities.

Location and Cost:

FlexBio Facility (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh)

£2100 + 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