
Modelling and Computation 2021
Having attended the Bioprocess design course in 2017, I have had good experiences with the advanced courses provided by BioTech Delft / TU Delft. My expectation was that I would gain more knowledge on computational modelling applications surrounding bacterial fermentation like computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and how this is applied. These expectations were met and surpassed as I was positively surprised to find the course also delved into metabolic pathways and genetics. By taken the intracellular enzymatic reactions into account, in a holistic modelling approach, we learned each casus requires its own modelling approach.
The course had a good balance between theoretical lectures and software practice, showing different software products available for CFD. The lecturers were all experienced experts in their relevant fields, stimulated discussion to improve understanding, and prepared their lectures around the main theme. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions I had to attend this course online, but the hybrid meeting was setup well although I would have liked to be able to attend the offline course diner.
Given the intensity of the course, I would strongly recommend future participants to go through the preparatory material provided and to make sure the required software is installed up front. Although the emphasis of this course was on chemical engineering of microbial processes, I can strongly recommend this course to anyone working in the field of industrial process development as it will broaden your understanding of current technological possibilities and how these different fields interact.
Elco Backus
Janssen vaccines and prevention, Senior associate scientist Process development
The course had a good balance between theoretical lectures and software practice, showing different software products available for CFD. The lecturers were all experienced experts in their relevant fields, stimulated discussion to improve understanding, and prepared their lectures around the main theme. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions I had to attend this course online, but the hybrid meeting was setup well although I would have liked to be able to attend the offline course diner.
Given the intensity of the course, I would strongly recommend future participants to go through the preparatory material provided and to make sure the required software is installed up front. Although the emphasis of this course was on chemical engineering of microbial processes, I can strongly recommend this course to anyone working in the field of industrial process development as it will broaden your understanding of current technological possibilities and how these different fields interact.
Elco Backus
Janssen vaccines and prevention, Senior associate scientist Process development