636-0003-00L  Biological Engineering and Biotechnology

SemesterAutumn Semester 2016
LecturersM. Fussenegger
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish



Courses

NumberTitleHoursLecturers
636-0003-00 VBiological Engineering and Biotechnology
Takes place at the D-BSSE in Basel and is transmitted per video conference to Zürich (HG D 16.2).
First Lecture is on Monday, September 26th.
3 hrs
Mon14:15-17:00BSA E 46 »
14:15-17:00HG D 16.2 »
M. Fussenegger

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AbstractBiological Engineering and Biotechnology will cover the latest biotechnological advances as well as their industrial implementation to engineer mammalian cells for use in human therapy. This lecture will provide forefront insights into key scientific aspects and the main points in industrial decision-making to bring a therapeutic from target to market.
Objective1. Insight Into The Mammalian Cell Cycle. Cycling, The Balance Between Proliferation and Cancer - Implications For Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing. 2. The Licence To Kill. Apoptosis Regulatory Networks - Engineering of Survival Pathways To Increase Robustness of Production Cell Lines. 3. Everything Under Control I. Regulated Transgene Expression in Mammalian Cells - Facts and Future. 4. Secretion Engineering. The Traffic Jam getting out of the Cell. 5. From Target To Market. An Antibody's Journey From Cell Culture to The Clinics. 6. Biology and Malign Applications. Do Life Sciences Enable the Development of Biological Weapons? 7. Functional Food. Enjoy your Meal! 8. Industrial Genomics. Getting a Systems View on Nutrition and Health - An Industrial Perspective. 9. IP Management - Food Technology. Protecting Your Knowledge For Business. 10. Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing I. Introduction to Process Development. 11. Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing II. Up- stream Development. 12. Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing III. Downstream Development. 13. Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing IV. Pharma Development.
Lecture notesHandsout during the course.

Performance assessment

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Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits6 credits
ExaminersM. Fussenegger
Typesession examination
Language of examinationEnglish
RepetitionThe performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit.
Mode of examinationoral 15 minutes
Additional information on mode of examinationOral exam of 15 minutes, offered every semester. The exam can be repeatet without taking the class once more.
This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding.

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