Metabolic and Bioprocess Modelling for Animal Cells Course, 2nd edition

13 to 17 October 2024

Coordinators: Dong-Yup Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, KP), Ioscani Jiménez del Val (University College Dublin, IR) and Emma Petiot (Université de Lyon, FR)

Applications are now closed. All applicants will be informed of their acceptance to the courses by end of July at the latest.

COURSE BOOK

ESACT 2024_MBM_Course Book_FINAL

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is an introductory course intended to cover the main modelling approaches relevant to animal cell systems. The course will cover the following topics:

Kinetic and stoichiometric modelling
Flux balance analysis
Data-driven and hybrid-modeling of cell bioreactors
Chemometrics and their use to support integration of Process Analytical Technologies
Machine learning approaches for analysing multiomics datasets

The course will consist of lectures on the topics and computer-based hands-on workshops with case studies.

GRANTS

A limited number of grants, covering the course fee (not travel costs) are provided by ESACT. 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.

Lecturers: Dong-Yup Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea), Emma Petiot (Université de Lyon, France), Colin Clarke (NIBRT, Ireland), Véronique Chotteau (KTH, Sweden), Ioscani Jimenez del Val (University College Dublin, Ireland), Rui Oliveira (NOVA University, Portugal), and Meiyappan Lakshmanan (IIT Madras, India).

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

Application

All applications should be sent until 10^thof July, 2022.

Accepted applicants will be notified by July 20^th and should confirm their attendance and

complete payment by August 15^th, 2022 at the latest.

If more applicants apply for the course than can be accepted, a selection will have to be made based on the CV and balance of the participants in order to ensure the best possible interaction between the participants and lecturers.

Programme

Fee

Registration Fee

The course fees for 2022 will be as follows:

EUR 1000 for participants of academia and EUR 1600 for participants from industry.

The fee covers course registration and materials (course book), accommodation in two-bed rooms (shared with another participant), meals, transportation from/to Barcelona airport (see the time schedule for the bus below). Participants have the possibility to be hosted in single room (limited to availability) at an extra cost of 150 Euros to be paid directly in the hotel.

A limited number of grants, covering the course fee (not travel cost), are provided by ESACT. 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.

Location

LOCATION AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

The course will be held in Hotel Terramar, a 3-star hotel (www.hterramar.com) in a small town named Llafranc in the heart of Costa Brava, Girona, Spain.

The hotel is right on a very nice sandy beach, providing a cosy and relaxing atmosphere for the participants. Weather in Llafranc at this time of the year is generally pleasant. Travel organization to the meeting is of participants responsibility, ensuring their participation to the full course. Access by road from Girona airport (30 min) or Barcelona airport (90 min) is suggested.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

ONE BUS will be leaving from Barcelona airport at 18h on Sunday 18^th September to drive participants to Hotel Terramar at Llafranc.
On Thursday 22^nd September, ONE BUS will be leaving from Hotel Terramar at 15h to drive participants to Barcelona airport.

Participants should arrange their travelling accordingly or alternatively arrange for their transportation on their own.

Organizing Committee

Dong-Yup Lee
School of Chemical Engineering
Sungkyunkwan University
Engineering Building II
2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu
Suwon 16419
Republic of Korea
dongyuplee@skku.edu

Ioscani Jiménez del Val
Animal Cell Technology Group
School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4, Ireland

Emma Petiot
CR CNRS
ICBMS- 3d.FAB platfrom
Director of 3D Innovation Lab, the 3D.FAB & Sartorius collaborative lab
Université de Lyon
Bâtiment Edgar Lederer
1 rue Victor Grignard
69100 Villeurbanne, France
emma.petiot@univ-lyon1.fr

Contact for registration

Ms. Marie Groll & Ms. Marierose von Ledebur

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

Application

Applications are now closed.

Accepted applicants will be notified by end of July at the latest and should confirm their attendance and complete payment by August 15th, 2024 at the latest.

Programme

Fee

Registration Fee

The course fees for 2024 will be as follows:

EUR 1250 for participants of academia and EUR 1950 for participants from industry.

Location

LOCATION AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

The course will be held in Hotel Terramar, a 3-star hotel (www.hterramar.com) in a small town named Llafranc in the heart of Costa Brava, Girona, Spain.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

A bus transfer from Barcelona Airport will be organised on the respective Sunday around 6pm to bring participants to the hotel at Llafranc in time for dinner. Please make sure that your flight arrives well before that time so you can catch that bus – if you are not able you need to organise your own travel to Llafranc.

Likewise at the end of the course, a bus will be available to transfer participants back to Barcelona – leaving Llafranc by 3pm, and arriving at Barcelona Airport around 4:00-4:30. Again, please make your travel arrangements considering these time limitations.

Organizing Committee

Dong-Yup Lee
School of Chemical Engineering
Sungkyunkwan University
Engineering Building II
2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu
Suwon 16419
Republic of Korea
dongyuplee@skku.edu

Ioscani Jiménez del Val
Animal Cell Technology Group
School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4, Ireland

Contact for registration

Ms. Marie Groll & Ms. Marierose von Ledebur

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

Application

Location

LOCATION AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

The course will be held in Hotel Terramar, a 3-star hotel (www.hterramar.com) in a small town named Llafranc in the heart of Costa Brava, Girona, Spain.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Application Form

Application for 2023 is open until 15 June 2023 – 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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