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We offer a selection of course modules on various subjects including our filter technology and aspects of handling our equipment. The target groups are your employees in the lab and also in production. 
Depending on the participants the courses will be held in English, German, French or Dutch.

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Participants receive a certification for the training course, seminar or lecture attended. Certificates demonstrate that participants have satisfied the standards of Asahi Kasei Medical with regard to the handling of filters and equipment, and demonstrate that they have passed the course qualification.

Booking

In addition to the seminar and training modules held throughout the year, we offer our customers individual training courses to continue their employees’ development. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us at the CTC.

To take a look into our COURSE SCHEDULE

COURSE MODULES

A1

Virus Safety in Biopharmaceuticals

History and Regulatory aspects – Virus inactivation methods –
Virus removal methods – Why virus filtration?

A2

Virus filtration - Training Level 1

Planova™ and BioEX™ - Use for small/lab scale or industrial scale
Theory: Filter specifications - Filtration mechanisms - Filtration process – Standard Operating Procedures - Performance – Case studies
Practical: Setting up the equipment – Standard operating procedures – Integrity tests

A3

Virus filtration - Training Level 2

Planova™ and BioEX™ - Optimization
Filtration process optimization - Plan of experiments – Results analysis –
Change implementation – Troubleshooting

B1

Tangential Flow Filtration – BioOptimal™

Theory: Filter specifications – Tangential filtration process – Key process parameters – Strategy for trials and experiments – Standard operating procedures - Performance - Case studies
Practical: Setting up the equipment – Standard operating procedures

B2

Membrane Chromatography – QyuSpeed™

Theory: Filter specifications – Basic principles of membrane chromatography - Membrane vs. resin – Standard operating procedures – Performance - Case studies
Practical: Setting up the equipment – Standard operating procedures

C1

Planova Automation

Lectures, discussions and demonstrations

D1

Bioprocess Equipment

Lectures, discussions and demonstrations