Topics in Biotechnology - Theory

THE COURSE LOAD VARIES BETWEEN 3 - 5 EC

Course Content

The course will focus on a current high profile topic in the life sciences en technology. This topic will alter every second year and will be chosen by the teacher of the course. Details will be given by the teachers. The topic will be taught in lectures and self-study and will be finally evaluated via an essay of adaptive length to suit the desired number of ECTS.

2023/2024: flow chemistry with biocatalysts. The course will focus on the application of enzymes in flow reactors. Recent research has revealed that the application of enzymes in flow rather than in batch reactors enables much higher space time yields. This has stimulated research into which enzymes work well but also into cascades of enzymes that catalyse reactions in the sequence of the flow reactors. Underlying principles will be studied and a work plan on how to study an enzyme in flow will be made.