BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR
THE
NON-BIOTECHNOLOGIST

Conference Date: 14-16 Apr 2010
Conference Ref: M4-6110
Fee: £1680 + VAT
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice, France

No VAT is applicable for this event.

The purpose of this training course is to provide Non-Biotechnologists with the basic theory to understand principles, techniques and the potentials of Biotechnology.

Biotechnology combines disciplines such as Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering and Computing.  This rapidly advancing science offers new and exciting opportunities to mankind, especially in the fight against disease.

Topics to be covered at this meeting:

Day One

• Introduction to Biotechnology
• Introduction to Molecular Biology
• Re-Expression of Proteins
• Development of Production Organisms
• Fermentation Technology and Large Scale Production

Day Two

• Process Optimisation and Scale-Up
• Analysis of Biopharmaceuticals
• Product Recovery and Purification
• Formulation Design of Biopharmaceuticals
• Process Economics

Day Three

• Patenting of Biotech Inventions
• Patent Workshop
• Regulatory Considerations
• Regulatory Applications and Consequences, Comparability and Equivalence
• Advances in Regulation: Biosimilars
• Current and Future Developments

Chairman - Dr Adekunle Onadipe - Associate Research Fellow, Bioprocess R&D Cell Line Development, Pfizer Inc.,USA

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