Biomanufacturing

On Tuesday, February 20, 2007 WPIs Bioengineering Institute (BEI) will host a symposium on New Developments in Biomanufacturing. The symposium will address some of the recent developments and trends in biomanufacturing, specifically in the area of bioseparations. Scheduled speakers include:

Symposium Agenda

February 20, 2007
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Campus Center, Odeum

Welcome and Introductions - Opening Remarks

W. Grant McGimpsey, Ph.D., Director, WPI Bioengineering Institute and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Carol Simpson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Moderator

Alex DiIorio, Ph.D., Director, BEI Center for Bioprocessing, and Professor, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Speakers

"Adsorptive and Mechanical Mechanisms of Fluid Purification Using Charge-Modified Depth Filtration Media"

Robert S. Conway, Ph.D., Director- Healthcare Marketing, CUNO Incorporated, a 3M Company

"Recent Developments in Membrane Chromatography for Biomanufacturing Applications"

Lisa Crossley, Ph.D., P.Eng., President and CEO, Nysa Membrane Technologies

"Scale-up Feasibility Studies on a Tangential Flow Expanded Bed Chromatography Column"

Alex DiIorio, Ph.D., Director, WPI Bioprocess Technology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Break

"Strategies for Chromatographic Capture: Principles and Applications of Mixed-Mode Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography and Enhanced-Diffusion Ion Exchange Chromatography"

Warren Schwartz, Ph.D., Senior Technical Director, Chromatography Products, Pall Life Sciences

Keynote Speakers - Plenary Session

"A Review of Single Use Manufacturing Technologies"

Parrish M. Galliher, Founder, President and CTO, Xcellerex

"Continuous Improvement in Biologicals Manufacturing: An Opportunity for Process Analytical Technology"

Charles L. Cooney, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry & Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Adjourn - Reception

The WPI Bioengineering Institute acknowledges The Aberdale Foundation for their generous support.

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