MIT Short Course - Bioreactors and Bioprocessing

August 2-6, 2010

Course Director - J.-F. Hamel

OVERVIEW

This course will provide hands-on experience in upstream processing and will focus on the selection, preparation, and operation of bioreactors and instrumentation. Both the traditional bioreactor technology (stirred-tank reactor, STR) and the single-use bioreactor technology (SUB) will be employed in the course. Included will be tutorials on how to interpret the data commonly collected from bioreactor instrumentation. This course is especially well suited for newcomers to the field of bioreactors and bioprocessing.

The course is intended for engineers, chemists, biologists, biochemists, biotechnologists and also professionals from other disciplines who are interested in biochemical engineering, cell culture, fermentation technology or downstream processing. Each concept and topic covered (including cell and product kinetics, bioreactor design, oxygen mass transfer and scale-up) will be explained for the beginner - without assuming detailed prior knowledge.

For the novice in bioengineering and biology, who would like a good overview of the field before attending the course, the instructor recommends the following text:

Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts (2nd Edition) (Hardcover) by Michael L. Shuler, Fikret Kargi (Prentice Hall)

For additional information on this course, including online registration, please visit:

http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses/bioreactors_bioprocessing.html

This course takes place on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We can also offer this course for groups of employees at your location. Please contact the Short Programs office for further details.

===========

About the MIT Professional Education - Short Programs

MIT Professional Education - Short Programs offers over 50 intensive short courses designed especially for professionals. Courses are taught on campus by MIT faculty from June through August. Earn a certificate and CEUs. Offerings include: Astrophysics, Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical, Computing / Networks / Communications, Data Modeling & Analysis, Energy / Transportation High-Speed Imaging, Leadership & Teaching for Faculty, Lean Enterprise Mechanical Design & Engineering, Nanotechnology, Supply Chain / Marketing, Systems Engineering, and Technology / Organizations.

To view all our short courses by topic, please visit:

http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses_topic.html