Animal Cell Technology Course 2023, 13th edition

Sept 17-21, 2023

Coordinators: Francesc Gòdia (UAB, Spain) and Paula Alves (IBET, Portugal)

After the interest received by the previous editions and the excellent feed-back from all the attendants, the 13th edition of the ACT course will be organized by the ESACT (European Society of Animal Cell Technology) again in 2023. ESACT is presenting this activity as one more contribution to the community involved in the use of animal cells in Biotechnology and Biomedicine.

GRANTS

A limited number of grants, covering the course fee are provided by ESACT and ACTIP. Applicants to the grants should indicate it in the course application, together with a motivation statement. Priority will be given to young PhD students from Academia but ACTIP will provide several grants for participants from industry, too.

LECTURES

The course comprises lectures covering the main topics of Animal Cell Technology:

  • Cell line development
  • Cellular mechanisms
  • Genomics and proteomics
  • Post-translational modifications
  • Bioreactor scale-up, scale down and single use bioreactor
  • Downstream processing
  • Integrated bioprocess for cell based vaccines
  • Economical aspects of ACT bioprocesses
  • Integrated bioprocess for protein production
  • Integrated bioprocess for stem cells
  • Industrial perspectives of ACT

The program has slots dedicated to the preparation and presentation of case studies by participants, and discussion groups with the lecturers.

Speakers to be confirmed: Terry Papoutsakis (University Delaware, USA), Manuel Carrondo and Paula Alves (iBET, Portugal), Hansjörg Hauser (HZI, Germany), Francesc Gòdia (UAB, Spain), Stefanos Grammatikos (UCB Pharma SA, Belgium) Nicole Borth (BOKU Vienna, Austria) and Anne Tolstrup (AbtBioConsult, Denmark).

Organizing Committee

Paula Marques Alves
Animal Cell Technology Unit
IBET/ITQB-UNL
Apartado 12, 2780-901 Oeiras
Portugal
Tel.: +351 21 4469421
E-mail: marques@ibet.pt

Francesc Gòdia
Departament d’Enginyeria Quimica, Biològica i Ambiental
Escola d’Enginyeria, Edifici Q
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193
Spain
Tel.: +34 93 581 4790
E-mail: francesc.godia@uab.cat

Contact for registration

Birgit Marckhgott
E-mail: office@esact.org

Organizing Committee

Paula Marques Alves
Animal Cell Technology Unit
IBET/ITQB-UNL
Apartado 12, 2780-901 Oeiras
Portugal
Tel.: +351 21 4469421
E-mail: marques@ibet.pt

Francesc Gòdia
Departament d’Enginyeria Quimica, Biològica i Ambiental
Escola d’Enginyeria, Edifici Q
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193
Spain
Tel.: +34 93 581 4790
E-mail: francesc.godia@uab.cat

Contact for registration

Ms. Cordula Probst & Ms. Marie Groll

Remember Management GmbH
E-mail: office@esact.org

Application Form

Application for 2023 is open until 15 June – apply now!

By filling out and submitting the contact form below, you are applying to join the course. The selection of participants will be based solely on the strength of your motivation letter and your CV (in case of applying for a grant). It does not depend on the date of receipt of the application.

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