Biotechnology Research and Education Program

Mtech Biotechnology Research and Education Program (BREP) Workshops

The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) Biotechnology Research and Education Program (BREP) is offering three workshops in 2012 to help biotechnology professionals advance their careers and learn the latest technologies. BREP staff also offer customized training on-site or in our facilties for interested companies.

June 4-5, 2012: Fermentation Microbiology Workshop ($995)
This session features hands-on instruction with various fermentation systems and acquaints attendees with the techniques, methodologies, principles and applications of aerobic bacterial and fungal fermentation. The workshop provides an opportunity for participants not only to learn the principles of bacterial and fungal fermentation scale-up at the bench, but also covers recent advances and up-to-date applications of this methodology. More information»

June 6-8, 2012: Downstream Processing & Protein Purification Workshop ($1,295)
This workshop features hands-on laboratory exercises and classroom instruction on recovery and purification strategies for biotechnology products, especially proteins. Participants will integrate theory with practice in areas such as cell separation, cell disruption, chromatography theory and systems, sample preparation, columns and packing, adsorptive chromatography, and elution optimization. More information»

March 26-28, 2012: Cell Culture Technologies Workshop ($1,295)
This session features hands-on instruction with various cell culture expression systems and introduces attendees with the techniques, methodologies, principles, and applications of anchorage dependent and suspension adapted cell lines. The workshop provides an opportunity for participants not only to learn the principals of cell culture scale-up at the bench, but also covers recent advances and up-to-date applications of this methodology including single-use systems.

Pictured: Fermentors in the Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility.