SHORT COURSES
CASTL provides a range of short training courses covering aspects of biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
The short courses consist of lectures which can be delivered online or in a classroom setting, and practical sessions which are delivered in CASTL’s state-of-the-art facility in Charlottetown.
SHORT
COURSES
CASTL provides a range of short training courses covering aspects of biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
The short courses consist of lectures which can be delivered online or in a classroom setting, and practical sessions which are delivered in CASTL’s state-of-the-art facility in Charlottetown.
COURSE LIST:
INTRODUCTION TO BIOPROCESSING
Introduction to Bioprocessing will introduce the biopharmaceutical industry and its associated processing principles and techniques to individuals looking to enhance their knowledge of the industry. This course provides an overview of industry processes including upstream, downstream and fill finish operations.
The course also includes either an interactive virtual tour of the award-winning and globally recognized National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) Pilot Plant Facility or a live-in-person tour of the CASTL Biomanufacturing Training Facility.
INTRODUCTION TO UPSTREAM PROCESSING
Introduction to Upstream Processing will include both hands-on practical and theory components covering cell vial thaw, aseptic techniques, cell counting, metabolic analysis, scale up, and bioreactor operation. Equipment such as wave bag reactors, stirred-tank reactors, as well as single use bioreactors will all be utilized to reflect the current state of biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology.
INTRODUCTION TO DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING
Introduction to Downstream Processing includes both hands-on practical and lecture components covering topics including clarification, ultrafiltration/diafiltration, viral clearance and chromatography. Course trainees will be introduced to the basics of filtration and chromatography in a theory session before building on this knowledge and performing these operations using a practical component.
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING ONBOARDING BOOT CAMP
Fast track your employee onboarding process with the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Onboarding Boot Camp. This course includes both hands-on practical training and theoretical knowledge covering good manufacturing practices (GMP), good documentation practices (GDP), gowning, aseptic techniques, and how to operate the common equipment for all jobs in a manufacturing environment. Learners will gain the general knowledge needed to succeed in a career in biopharma manufacturing.
INTRODUCTION TO FILL AND FINISH
Introduction to Fill and Finish provides an introductory overview to current aseptic techniques related to working in an aseptic filling environment. This program provides both an introduction to contamination control, environmental monitoring, filter integrity testing and filling systems, and hands-on interaction with RABs units while conducting glove integrity tests, media fills and troubleshooting.
INTRODUCTION TO SINGLE USE TECHNOLOGIES
Introduction to Single Use Technologies is designed to complement CASTL’s in-person Introduction to Bioprocessing course and will highlight the technologies that can be implemented in upstream and downstream processing. Trainees gain hands on experience of common disposable technologies used in bioprocessing operations including bioreactors, connects/disconnects, tube welders and sealers and disposable chromatography columns. Trainees will be exposed to strategies in implementing single use components, the regulation, and risk management around leachable and extractable studies.
COURSE LIST
INTRODUCTION TO BIOPROCESSING
Introduction to Bioprocessing will introduce the biopharmaceutical industry and its associated processing principles and techniques to individuals looking to enhance their knowledge of the industry. This course provides an overview of industry processes including upstream, downstream and fill finish operations.
The course also includes either an interactive virtual tour of the award-winning and globally recognized National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) Pilot Plant Facility or a live-in-person tour of the CASTL Biomanufacturing Training Facility.
INTRODUCTION TO UPSTREAM PROCESSING
Introduction to Upstream Processing will include both hands-on practical and theory components covering cell vial thaw, aseptic techniques, cell counting, metabolic analysis, scale up, and bioreactor operation. Equipment such as wave bag reactors, stirred-tank reactors, as well as single use bioreactors will all be utilized to reflect the current state of biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology.
INTRODUCTION TO DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING
Introduction to Downstream Processing includes both hands-on practical and lecture components covering topics including clarification, ultrafiltration/diafiltration, viral clearance and chromatography. Course trainees will be introduced to the basics of filtration and chromatography in a theory session before building on this knowledge and performing these operations using a practical component.
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING ONBOARDING BOOT CAMP
Fast track your employee onboarding process with the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Onboarding Boot Camp. This course includes both hands-on practical training and theoretical knowledge covering good manufacturing practices (GMP), good documentation practices (GDP), gowning, aseptic techniques, and how to operate the common equipment for all jobs in a manufacturing environment. Learners will gain the general knowledge needed to succeed in a career in biopharma manufacturing.
INTRODUCTION TO FILL AND FINISH
Introduction to Fill and Finish provides an introductory overview to current aseptic techniques related to working in an aseptic filling environment. This program provides both an introduction to contamination control, environmental monitoring, filter integrity testing and filling systems, and hands-on interaction with RABs units while conducting glove integrity tests, media fills and troubleshooting.
INTRODUCTION TO SINGLE USE TECHNOLOGIES
Introduction to Single Use Technologies is designed to complement CASTL’s in-person Introduction to Bioprocessing course and will highlight the technologies that can be implemented in upstream and downstream processing. Trainees gain hands on experience of common disposable technologies used in bioprocessing operations including bioreactors, connects/disconnects, tube welders and sealers and disposable chromatography columns. Trainees will be exposed to strategies in implementing single use components, the regulation, and risk management around leachable and extractable studies.