201468 - Industrial Biotechnology
Credit Hours

2

Pre-requisite

201361

Co-requisite

Distribution

2+0

This multi-disciplinary course provides students with an introduction to scope, microorganisms commonly used in industry, media and nutritional requirements of industrial organisms, screening for productive strains and strain improvement, culture collections, fermentation and fermenters, extraction of fermented products, single-cell proteins as food products, biocatalysts, microbial insecticides, production of metabolites such as organic acids and amino acids, vaccines, and antibiotic production. It also covers important aspects of commercialization, biosafety, bioethics, regulations, intellectual property rights, and required facilities and expertise for biotechnology industries.