The successful manufacturing of biologic medicines requires strong collaboration among multiple functional groups. Yet, many organizations are heavily siloed and fragmented communication across divisions can slow progress towards producing medicines for patients. Could your organization be working more effectively and efficiently?
Using an applied case study, the program offers scientists, chemists, researchers, program managers, and other biological medicine specialists an opportunity to build an integrated understanding to their role in biomanufacturing.
By the end of this course, you will understand how decisions made as early as product discovery can impact how a biologic is manufactured and delivered. You will also be able to answer questions such as:
How do you design biopharmaceutical medicines to be both effective and manufacturable?
How do you co-op cellular machinery to produce life-saving medicines?
How do you design reactors to keep the cellular factories happy and productive?
How do you remove cellular debris for the highest quality and most efficacious therapy?
Faster decision times could add risks associated with accelerated development of compounds, so how do you do all of this as efficiently as possible in a highly regulated environment?
Syllabus
Course materials blend the following pedagogical strategies to best achieve the learning objectives of the course and individual modules:
Instructivism: Teacher-centered learning where the instructors present relevant content (tutorial videos enhanced with animation and graphics). Students will test their knowledge through graded tests.
Constructivism: Learning by doing approach. We encourage learners to construct their own understanding through solving the mandatory and optional case studies and practicing.
Social Constructivism: Learning through social interactions and communication. You will be able to discuss with your peers in the discussion groups, and evaluate and get reviews from your peers through two compulsory case studies.
Connectivism: Connecting with others and extending your knowledge through communication. You will be able to expand and share your knowledge with others through the Discussion group.
Week 1: Roadmap for Modern Biomanufacturing
Roadmap to Modern Biomanufacturing
Using Cells for Manufacturing
Proteins as Therapeutics
Course Structure and Expectations
Week 2: Protein Structure & Function
Protein Structure
Post Translational Modifications
Function Examples
Week 3: Cell Line Development
Design of DNA Vectors for Protein Expression
Selection of a Host for Production
Vector Design for Mammalian Hosts
Clonal Selection
Week 4: Upstream Bioreactors
Process Yield Calculation
Bioreactor Design Features
Mechanical Agitation
Upstream Process Development
Media Development
Week 5: Downstream Processing
Cell Harvest
Filtration Unit Operation
Depth Filtration
Ultrafiltration
Week 6: Downstream Processing & Regulation
Chromatography
Viral Clearance in Downstream Purification
Process Control, Process Validation, and Product Testing
6 weeks long, 3-5 hours a week
Paid Course