Curriculum

Antibody Bioprocess Training Program

  • Didactic Training Curriculum

    Biotechnology I : Basic theory course
    Subject Main content
    Day 1 Introduction of biopharmaceuticals
    • - The advent of molecular biotechnology
    • - Small molecules vs. biopharmaceuticals
    • - Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals (NOA)
    Basic life science
    for bioprocessing I
    • - Cell structure and function
    • - Microbial diversity and cell evolution
    • - Major intracellular metabolic pathway
    • - Cell Biology and Recombinant DNA Technology (NOA)
    Day 2 Basic life science for bioprocessing II
    • - Structure of nucleic acids
    • - Gene expression
    • - Control of gene expression
    • - Protein structure and function
    Day 3 Basic core technology
    for bioprocess
    • - Recombinant DNA technology
    • - Cell Biology and Recombinant DNA Technology (NOA)
    • - CRISPR
    • - PCR
    • - Omics (genomic science)
    Day 4 Biopharmaceutical development
    • - Candidate substance discovery
    • - Overview of the Biopharma Industry and Products (NOA)
    • - Drug development (non-clinical/clinical)
    • - Overview of the Biopharma Industry and Products (NOA)
    Day 5 Production of recombinant proteins
    • - Bacterial protein production
    • - Eukaryotic protein production
    • - Protein engineering
    Analysis of biopharmaceuticals
    • - Quality management
    • - Analysis technology
    • - Process Validation1: Process Design (NOA)
    • - Process Validation 2: Process Qualification and Control (NOA)
    Biotechnology II: advanced and required course
    Subject Main content
    Day 1 Career development in the biopharmaceutical industry
    • - Specialty development: What will you prepare?
    • - The future of the biopharmaceutical industry
    Molecular diagnostics
    • - Immunological detection of protein biomarkers
    • - DNA-based diagnostics
    • - Detection of RNA characteristics of diseases
    • - Biofluorescence and Bioluminescence Systems
    Regulation of biopharmaceuticals
    • - Bio-safety education (BSL 1~4)
    • - Biopharmaceutical approval process
    • - CTD preparation and submission
    • - Biotechnology patents
    Day 2 Protein therapies
    • General protein therapies
    • - Lymphokine, hormone, growth factor, enzyme, and protein inhibitor
    • - Biosimilars and biobetters
    • Therapeutic antibody
    • - Antibody fragments
    • - Full-length antibodies
    • - Shuffling CDR sequences
    • - Dual variable domain antibody
    • - Antibody half-life enhancement technology
    Day 3 Nucleic acid therapeutics
    • - Targeting specific mRNA & DNA sequences
    • - Virus delivery system; non-virus delivery system
    • - Gene therapy
    • - RNA therapeutics
    • - Introduction to Gene Therapy (NOA)
    Cell therapy
    • - Introduction to Cell Therapy (NOA)
    Vaccine
    • - Vaccination, subtype vaccine, peptide vaccine, genetic immunization (DNA & mRNA vaccine), attenuated vaccine, vector vaccine, monoclonal antibody passive immunization, and COVID vaccine
    • - Introduction to Viruses (free) (NOA)
    • - Vaccine and Immunity (free) (NOA)
    Day 4 Bioprocess I
    • - Overview of process validation and design
    • - Unit process and Mass & Energy Balance
    • - Overview of GEP and utilities
    • - Overview of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing (NOA)
    • - Bioprocess overview
    • - Upstream process
    • - Filtration Process Development (NOA)
    • - Understanding Upstream Bioprocessing (NOA)
    • - Upstream Processing: Bioreactors in Bioprocessing (NOA)
    Day 5 Bioprocess II
    • - Fermentation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing (NOA)
    • - Bioreactor Operations (NOA)
    • - Cell Culture in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing (NOA)
    • - Downstream process
    • - Downstream Processing (Centrifugation, Ultrafiltration and Diafiltration, Protein Purification – Chromatography) (NOA)
  • Hands-on Training Curriculum

    Biotechnology I: Basic theory course
    Culture
    1. (1) Upstream Processing Operations
    2. (2) Single Use Technologies in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
    Purification
    1. (1) Downstream Processing Operations
    Finished
    1. (1) Fill Finish Operations
    2. (2) Lyophilisation for Biopharmaceutical Fill-Finish Operations
    Analysis
    1. (1) Navigating QC Testing for Biologics and Biosimilars
    2. (2) QC Micro Skills for Biopharma
    Utility
    1. (1) Bioprocessing for Non-Scientists
    2. (2) Bioprocessing for Engineers

    Others

    Specialized course
    1. (1) Biopharma 4.0
      Introduction to DCS와 PLC, DeltaV implementation, DeltaV Operator Interface for Continuous Control, DeltaV system batch implementation, DeltaV Hardware and Troubleshooting
      *** Thermo Fisher (It can be replaced with fine bioreactor)
    2. (2) Vaccine Manufacturing
    Partner course
    1. This course is held by requesting equipment suppliers or pharmaceutical companies
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