Principles of Fermentation Processes (MBI® Training, Bioprocess Industries)

University College London

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In London

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    18h

  • Duration

    3 Days

This three-day course will teach you how to specify a fermentation process and determine its economic feasibility.
You'll learn about different modes of fermentation and new developments in fermentation technology (single use bioreactors).
The course involves a series of lectures, case studies and a pilot plant visit.
It's aimed at scientists and engineers.
This course is part of the Modular Training for the Bioprocess Industries programme (MBI®), run by the Department of Biochemical Engineering at UCL.

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London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

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On request

About this course

After completing this course you should be able to:
define different modes of fermentation and know their limitations
develop a suitable medium and perform a material balance
interpret fermentation data and use it effectively
characterise the kinetics of cell growth and how they apply to different cell systems
determine fermentation productivity and yields
develop a strategy for fermentation process development

This course is for scientists and engineers who want to familiarise themselves with fermentation processes.

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Subjects

  • Engineering
  • Scientists
  • Bioprocess
  • Biochemical engineering
  • Biochemical
  • Biomass growth kinetics
  • Mass balancing
  • Rapid bioprocessess
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Microcial media

Course programme

Teaching is in small classes, with an emphasis on interactive problem solving and case studies.

Each day will cover the following topics:

Day 1
  • Evaluation of different expression systems
  • How upstream can help ease overall processing
  • Fermentation mass balancing
  • Biomass growth kinetics
Day 2
  • Case study: growth kinetics
  • Case study: mass balancing
  • Introduction to animal cell culture
  • Different modes of fermentation
  • Rapid bioprocessess development in synthetic biology company
  • Case study: fermentation simulation
Day 3
  • Disposable bioreactor technologies: engineering characterisation and applications
  • Case study: microbial media development
  • Case study: control of substrate concentration during fed-batch operation
  • Fermenter productivity and operating economics

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