08/09/2017

18/09/2017

Ireland is currently experiencing a rapid growth in the Biopharmaceutical sector, with a number of large Biopharmaceutical companies established nationally and a number of new companies locating to the Mid-West. In addition, existing companies are developing and expanding their operations in this sector.

The production of Biopharmaceuticals is a high skills-based enterprise. These companies will require a continuous supply of scientists with skills in the manufacture of Biological products and in Bioprocessing.

LIT in collaboration with The National Institute of Bioprocessing, Research and Training (NIBRT) will provide an integrated programme of study with hands-on practical training in key areas to allow for employment in this dynamic sector.

This proposed programme aims to equip science graduates with specialist skills to complement their existing science qualification, thereby enabling them to function in specialist roles in the Biopharmaceutical sector.

Level 7 or level 8 in a Biological or Chemical Science discipline

Ireland is currently experiencing a rapid growth in the Biopharmaceutical sector, with a number of large Biopharmaceutical companies established nationally and a number of new companies locating to the Mid-West. In addition, existing companies are developing and expanding their operations in this sector.

The production of Biopharmaceuticals is a high skills-based enterprise. These companies will require a continuous supply of scientists with skills in the manufacture of Biological products and in Bioprocessing.

LIT in collaboration with The National Institute of Bioprocessing, Research and Training (NIBRT) will provide an integrated programme of study with hands-on practical training in key areas to allow for employment in this dynamic sector.

Students will gain scientific knowledge and skills pertinent to Cell Culture, Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Biopharmaceutical Science and also an appreciation of Quality and Regulatory Affairs.

All students on this programme will participate in 1 day a week practical placement in NIBRT which has been specifically designed to provide hands-on practical experience of biopharmaceutical production in an industrial context including Bioreactor design and operation, upstream, downstream and fill finish equipment and processes.

In addition students will have full access to a wide range of facilities and services within the Institute.

On completion of the course, graduates will have gained specialist skills to complement their existing science qualification,
thereby enabling them to function in specialist roles in the Biopharmaceutical sector.

15 Weeks of classes in the LIT Moylish Campus in Limerick, 15 hours per week approximately. Classes will take place during the daytime, between the hours of 9am and 5pm, commencing in September 2017. All students on this programme will participate in 1 day a week practical placement in the NIBRT facility in Dublin, which has been specifically designed to provide hands-on practical experience of biopharmaceutical production in an industrial context including Bioreactor design and operation, upstream, downstream and fill finish equipment and processes.

LIT Moylish Campus & NIBRT Facility Dublin.

Classroom based lectures in LIT Moylish Campus plus one day per week in NIBRT Dublin.

Flexible Learning Team

Flexible Learning Office, Limerick Institute of Technology, Moylish Park Campus, Limerick

+353 61 293802 or +353 61 293109

flexible@lit.ie

Applicants must apply at www.springboardcourses.ie

Flexible Learning Website Information Page

http://flexiblelearning.lit.ie/course/biopharmaceutical-science-special-purpose-award-certificate-level-8/