Course Overview

Introduction to Biomanufacturing II follows our introductory-level Biomanufacturing I course, and provides a deep dive into key topics related to Biomanufacturing. 

This course is divided into four half-day sessions, delivered by a range of diverse university teachers and industry guest lectures. Once you have completed Introduction to Biomanufacturing II, you will be familiar with advanced topics in synthetic biology, fermentation and biomanufacturing, process and technology development and the assessment of sustainability and economics. 

Whether you are an Introduction to Biomanufacturing I alumnus or an established professional who comes from a related field of science, education or industrial background, this course will introduction you to the advanced aspects of biotechnologies.

At DTU, we are passionate about technology and people. Through this course, we expose you to the challenges and understanding of sustainability and consider questions, like if biomanufacturing is  a sustainable option. Have you have ever wondered about developing a process, like what methods you could use to influence the economic outcome, or what it takes to bring a technology from laboratory to production scale? We are happy to teach you how we are doing it.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will have a advanced understanding of industrial and biomanufacturing practices and be able to: 

1. Understand the tools and methodologies in today’s synthetic biology 
2. Reflect on the use and potential of industry 4.0 / digitalization in biomanufacturing
3. Describe advanced concepts of Biomanufacturing and Fermentation
4. Discuss challenges in scale up and scale down of bioprocesses
5. Reflect on strategies for process optimization in ‘upstream’ and ‘downstream’  
6. Understand methodologies and techniques for Sustainability and Techno-Economic Assessment and its influence on process development
7. Reflect on strategies for process optimization
8. Recognize common problems and suggest solutions

Who should attend?

Our Introduction to Biomanufacturing II course is targeting more experienced professionals who like to improve their knowledge in the field of applied synthetic biology, biological manufacturing and production, technology and process development as well as assessment of sustainable and economic performance. This course targets individuals with background, skills, and/or experience in the following areas:

• Natural scientists from a different field of expertise 
• Engineering and production disciplines from design, planning, RD and operations 
• Postdocs and senior scientists who want to update themselves in a different science field 
• Non-scientific professionals from administration, finance, sales or other non-technical disciplines, who are seeking to gain a thorough understanding of biotechnology and applied tools and methods. 

Pre-requisites