636-0102-00L  Advanced Bioengineering

SemesterAutumn Semester 2020
LecturersS. Panke, Y. Benenson, P. S. Dittrich, M. Fussenegger, A. Hierlemann, M. H. Khammash, A. Moor, D. J. Müller, M. Nash, R. Platt, J. Stelling, B. Treutlein
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish


AbstractThis course provides an overview of modern concepts of bioengineering across different levels of complexity, from single molecules to systems, microscaled reactors to production environments, and across different fields of applications
ObjectiveStudents will be able to recognize major developments in bioengineering across different organisms and levels of complexity and be able to relate it to major technological and conceptual advances in the underlying sciences.
ContentMolecular and cellular engineering; Synthetic biology: Engineering strategies in biology; from single molecules to systems; downscaling bioengineering; Bioengineering in chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and diagnostics, personalized medicine.
Lecture notesHandouts during class
LiteratureWill be announced during the course