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Bioprocess Engineering Course

14-19 September 2008

Island of Brac, Croatia

The course covers the full spectrum of bioprocess engineering, starting from genetic concepts for micro-organisms used to produce pharmaceutical and other products via microbial physiology, bioreaction kinetics to bioreactor design and scale-up. The organisms considered range from simple bacteria to highly specialised animal cell cultures. There is also a strong coverage of measurement, control and optimisation and how they interact with each other and with the specific bioreaction of interest. Finally, there is a broad-brush coverage of downstream processing. The lectures are supplemented by computer-based (MATLAB) exercises (no previous experience of MATLAB is required), discussions and a Case Study and participants are also encouraged to bring posters of their work. Selected candidates will be invited to make short oral presentations (of approximately 5 minutes duration), at a ‘Speakers’ Corner’, to be held during the course. Finally, there is a strong social programme, specifically designed to ensure that there are many opportunities to discuss the course with the lecturers.

The course is directed specifically at Ph.D. students and experienced biotechnologists from research institutes, universities and industry. Participants are expected to have a background in chemical/biochemical engineering, biotechnology, a biological science or a related discipline. The lecturers are all acknowledged specialists in their fields, so that the course also provides a forum for highlighting recent research in relevant areas.

Please visit the conference website http://www.hdb.hr/bec2008.html for additional information.