Pharmaceutical and Bioprocessing Technology

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

UCD: This module deals with scientific, engineering and professional elements of commercial Pharmaceutical and Bioprocessing technology. Students will become familiar with the steps involved in both pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production, with a focus on key downstream unit operations like UF/MF and chromatography provided. The commercial production of insulin and insulin analogues in yeast and recombinant and conjugate vaccines in bacteria will be examined in detail. An overview of the production of biologics in mammalian cells will also be provided. Students will obtain a good grounding in the principles of bioreactor selection, design, scale-up and optimisation and will develop their ability to apply principles of mass transfer, fluid flow and heat transfer to bioreactor design and operation. Through a series of company presentations, students will become familiar with the importance of the Bio/Pharmaceutical sector to the Irish economy. Students will also be assisted in preparing to apply for Internship and Graduate positions within this sector.