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Date(s)
Jul 28 - Aug 01, 2025
Registration Deadline
Location
On Campus
Course Length
5 Days
Course Fee
$5,450
CEUs
2.5 CEUs
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Explore the innovative biotechnology strategies that are improving processes in biological industries around the world. Over the course of five days, you’ll acquire the tools and frameworks you need to enhance your organization’s downstream process—and drive increased value. Through highly interactive lectures and activities, you’ll examine traditional unit operations, as well as new concepts and emerging technologies, which offer benefits to biochemical product recovery. 

THIS COURSE MAY BE TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY OR AS part of THE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN BIOTECHNOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES.

Course Overview


Continuing discoveries in molecular biology, genetics, and process science provide the foundation for new and improved processes and products in today's biochemical process industry. The production of therapeutic proteins and other biologics, made possible by discoveries in biotechnology, generated sales exceeding $300 billion in 2016. 

Biotechnology is a cornerstone for improvement and expansion of the biochemical process industry for production of enzymes, diagnostics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and foods. Continued introduction of new technology necessitates innovation in process development scale-up and design as manufacturing lies on the critical path between science and the consumer. 

An integral and cost-intensive part of these processes is associated with downstream processing for product isolation and purification. This course aims to help participants design new, as well as to improve existing, biological manufacturing for downstream processes.

 

Certificate of Completion from MIT Professional Education

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Content

The type of content you will learn in this course, whether it's a foundational understanding of the subject, the hottest trends and developments in the field, or suggested practical applications for industry.

Fundamentals: Core concepts, understandings, and tools - 40%|Latest Developments: Recent advances and future trends - 20%|Industry Applications: Linking theory and real-world - 25%|Teamwork on a case study - 15%
40|20|25|15
  • Fundamentals: Core concepts, understandings, and tools - 40%
  • Latest Developments: Recent advances and future trends - 20%
  • Industry Applications: Linking theory and real-world - 25%
  • Teamwork on a case study - 15%
Delivery Methods

How the course is taught, from traditional classroom lectures and riveting discussions to group projects to engaging and interactive simulations and exercises with your peers.

Lecture: Delivery of material in a lecture format - 75%|Discussion or Groupwork: Participatory learning - 25%
75|25
  • Lecture: Delivery of material in a lecture format - 75%
  • Discussion or Groupwork: Participatory learning - 25%
Levels

What level of expertise and familiarity the material in this course assumes you have. The greater the amount of introductory material taught in the course, the less you will need to be familiar with when you attend.

Introductory: Appropriate for a general audience - 50%|Specialized: Assumes experience in practice area or field - 25%|Advanced: In-depth explorations at the graduate level - 25%
50|25|25
  • Introductory: Appropriate for a general audience - 50%
  • Specialized: Assumes experience in practice area or field - 25%
  • Advanced: In-depth explorations at the graduate level - 25%