CHEN40530 Bioprocess Design

Academic Year 2024/2025

The objective of this module is to develop the student’s ability to determine and define bioprocessing options for the manufacture of biological targets within a Good Manufacturing Practices and Biopharmaceutical Quality-by-Design framework. Working in teams, the student will create a quantifiable, large scale process to deliver the defined market needs for the specific target. The output will form the basis for a detailed Bioprocess Plant Design.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Define the market size and required throughput for the bioprocess to be designed
2. Identify the implications different product attributes have in defining the possible upstream and downstream bioprocesses
3. Rationally define the upstream and downstream bioprocesses that will be employed for product manufacture
4. Perform material and energy balances on the individual bioprocesses as well as on the integrated design platform
5. Define appropriate scheduling sequences to ensure optimal bioprocess throughput
6. Prepare a Process Flow Diagram of the integrated bioprocess

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

82
Lectures

16
Studio

12
Total

110
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
1. Lectures
2. Task-based learning
3. Problem and case-based learning
4. Peer and group work
5. Student presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided by the advisor(s) throughout the semester.

Jagschies, G.n., et al., Biopharmaceutical processing : development, design, and implementation of manufacturing processes. 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. xxxi, 1275 pages.

Name Role
Dr Jessica Whelan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer