The 4th Advanced Training Course On Cell Culture Processes And Bioreactor Engineering 2019 Was Successfully Completed!

On July 12, 2019, the fourth advanced training course on cell culture process and bioreactor engineering came to an end at East China University of Science and Technology. More than 120 participants from more than 60 enterprise units and research institutes from all over China participated in this course training.

 

Opening ceremony of the course

Opening speech by Prof. Tan Wensong

 

The Advanced Training Course on Cell Culture Process and Bioreactor Engineering is jointly organized by the Animal Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory of the State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai BioEngine Sci-Tech Co., Ltd. The lecturer team of this course consists of Prof. Wei-Shou Hu from the University of Minnesota, Prof. Tan Wensong, director of Animal Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory East China University of Science and Technology/ chairman of Shanghai BioEngine Sci-Tech Co., Ltd, and Dr. Zhou Weichang, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Wuxi Biologics Co., Ltd. The course also invited Dr. Bin Wang, Director of the National Engineering Laboratory of Therapeutic Vaccines, Dr. Liqun Wang, President of Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Senior Engineer Hui Hu, Standing Committee Member of Pudong New Area Science Association and Vice President of Pudong New Area Science Volunteer Association, to give lectures as guest speakers.

Lecture by Prof. Wei-Shou Hu

Lecture by Prof. Wenzong Tan

Lecture by Dr. Wei-Chang Zhou

Lecture by Dr. Bin Wang

Lecture by Dr. Wang Liqun

Lecture by Senior Engineer Hu Hui

 

The three-day course was tightly scheduled and full of practical information, with each lecturer striving to deliver their latest research results in the shortest possible time. The course content covered both basic theoretical knowledge of cell biology and cell physiology in process engineering, and also studied and discussed specific problems in practical applications. Combined with the current situation of biopharmaceutical and virus vaccine industries, this course provides an in-depth interpretation of key engineering issues in the cell culture process, and lectures and discussions on more than 20 topics such as cell culture process analysis technology (PAT), design of animal cell culture medium, cell culture process scaling up and down, design and development of serum-free medium for recombinant protein and virus vaccine production process.

 

Professor Tan Wensong answered questions from participants

Wei-Shou Hu communicated with the participants

Wei-Shou Hu communicated with the participants

Participants browsed posters and leaflets

 

Academic posters displayed and exchanged

 

During the class, the lecturers' wonderful lectures drove the students to study carefully, think positively, and ask questions on time; during the tea break, the students discussed and exchanged experiences with the lecturers on the problems they encountered in their work. Although the time was tight and the task was heavy, every participant was fully engaged in the course learning and exchange.

 

Thematic discussion session

Participants take notes carefully

Participants asked questions in class

 

In the post-course feedback, many participants said that this course is a rare opportunity to learn and recharge, and they have gained a lot through this course, both the level of theoretical knowledge and practical application ability have been greatly improved, which is very helpful for future research and production work.

Special Acknowledgement

Photography: Yan Zhou (Professor, School of Biological Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology)