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Focused Professional Development Training for Your Staff

IBC's Professional Training Academy offers you and your scientific staff comprehensive training on 13 different bioprocessing topics throughout the spring and fall in locations across the country.

These two-day courses provide a focused look at current bioprocessing analytical and process methods, giving your staff a perspective on their work that reflects the industry's state-of-the-art practices. This form of training adds tremendous value to each employee's day-to-day work, and IBC courses are an effective addition to an in-house training program.

For 2008, the following topics are offered. Please click on a course topic to see the complete agenda and schedule:

Bioprocess Development

• Introduction to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Managing Effective Biotech Programs and Projects

Analytical Methods and Validation

• Validation of Analytical Methods
• Analyzing Biological Assays
• Carbohydrate Chemistry: Understanding Glycan Structures and Their Analysis
• Design and Validation of Immunoassays
• Development & Validation of Biological Assays
• Protein Characterization for Biotechnology Product Development
• Stability and Specifications for Biological and Biotechnology Derived Products

Unit Operations

• Basics of Protein Formulation Development
• Cell Culture and Fermentation Bioprocessing
• Development of Purification Strategies for Biotechnology Products
• Scalable Transient Protein Production In Mammalian Cells
• Viral Safety from Process Development through Validation

Progressive Training Throughout the Year

Enhance your professional development by attending three training courses in a one year period and save! Register for three courses at once at the full rate, and you will receive a 50% discount off the third course. All registration forms must be received and paid together to qualify for the discount. For group bookings, contact the IBC customer service team at 800-858-4881.

Customized In-House Training for Your Location

All IBC Professional Training Academy courses can be offered at your company site, either using the same agenda as is shown here or using a program customized for the needs of your organization.

And, in addition to the topics shown, IBC's extensive international roster of instructors and consultants can work with your team leaders and scientists to develop a multi-day training class on a topic of your choosing.

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