TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE SHANNON: MIDLANDS MIDWEST

SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 2021/2022

MODULE: BIOT09003-26021 - Bioprocess Technology

PROGRAMME(S):
AL_SBPMT_9 Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Biopharmaceutical
Technology
AL_SBIOP_9 Master of Science in Biopharmaceutical Technology

YEAR OF STUDY: 1,5

EXAMINER(S):
Dr. Donal Eardly (Internal)
Prof. Cormac Murphy (External)
Dr. AnnaMarie Rogers (External)

TIME ALLOWED: 2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer 3 questions. All questions carry equal marks.

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QUESTION 1 [TOTAL MARKS: 33.33]
Review the rise of single-use technologies in biopharmaceutical manufacturing,
including the advantages that they offer- and the problems that may occur- over
traditional systems.

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QUESTION 2 [TOTAL MARKS: 33.33]

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various types of bioreactor design
and modes of operation (batch, fed-batch, continuous, perfusion) in the production of
biopharmaceuticals in mammalian cell lines.

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QUESTION 3 [TOTAL MARKS: 33.33]

Write an essay on a typical downstream process flow for the unit operations required
for the isolation, purification and concentration of a recombinant protein drug
product.

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QUESTION 4 [TOTAL MARKS: 33.33]

Review the benefits of in-line probes for real-time monitoring of bioprocesses
compared to off-line sampling, and explain the different types of spectroscopy that
can be used for this type of monitoring.

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QUESTION 5 [TOTAL MARKS: 33.33]
Write an essay on the future design of bioproduction facilities.

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