Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Teaching department
- Biochemical Engineering
- Credit value
- 7.5
- Restrictions
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Available ONLY to MBI Qualification Students, MEng (BiochemEng) Year-In-Industry students and PGR Biochemical Engineering Students
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
This is a three-day back-to-back intensive course that brings together international leaders in the vaccine development field to discuss and debate issues surrounding the design, manufacture and commercialisation of vaccines. It is suitable for students as part of the Year-In-Industry placement and research students. Students will learn about the historical importance of early vaccines, the modification to the ‘regulatory lock,’ and process development challenges for vaccine manufacture.
Upon completion of the course, a student should be able to:
- Identify active and passive immune therapies
- Understand the regulatory burden for vaccine manufacture
- Distinguish between process choices for bacterial and viral vaccines
- Understand antigen design
- Distinguish between the multiple methods of action for an adjuvant
- Appreciate vaccine development within a closed ‘artificial’ market
- Make cost bases analyses on process changes
Understand ‘production at risk'
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 3 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Intended teaching location
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø East
- Methods of assessment
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100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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0
- Module leader
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Dr Stefanie Frank
- Who to contact for more information
- mbi-training@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 3 ÌýÌýÌý
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Intended teaching location
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø East
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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10
- Module leader
-
Dr Stefanie Frank
- Who to contact for more information
- mbi-training@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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