NBIB15008U Microbial Biotechnology

Volume 2019/2020
Education

BSc Programme in Biology
BSc Programme in Molecular Biomedicine

Content

Significant areas within the following topics are covered:

  • Basic topics in microbial physiology
  • Industrial strain improvement
  • Product Optimization
  • Starter cultures
  • Primary / secondary metabolite excretion (enzymes and penicillin production)
  • Greentech, e.g. bioremediation
  • Bioenergy production
  • Production of pharmaceuticals, e.g. antibiotics, relevant to microbial biotechnology
  • Bioengineering of phototrophic microorganisms
  • Rights and patenting
  • Innovation and startup companies
Learning Outcome

The course aims to give students insight into and understanding of areas of microbial biotechnology research and provide background information on the molecular biological methods, which are prerequisites for this research. With the students own involvement in the lessons, it is expected that they will acquire the ability to participate in public discussion of related topics.

Knowledge:

  • Selected areas of research within microbial biotechnology
  • Selected biotechnological processes related to microorganisms
  • Danish biotechnology companies and their focus areas
  • Innovation processes and entrepreneurship


Skills:

  • Perform oral and written presentations of topics in microbial biotechnology
  • Analyse scientific articles on microbial biotechnology
  • Perform innovation processes


Competences:

  • Assess selected areas of research within microbial biotechnology
  • Assess selected biotechnological processes related to microorganisms
Lectures, discussion classes and excursions involving selected Danish biotech companies. In addition, students will develop and pitch their own biotech idea.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 0,5
  • Excursions
  • 5
  • Lectures
  • 28
  • Preparation
  • 164,5
  • Theory exercises
  • 8
  • Total
  • 206,0
Oral
Individual
Feedback by final exam (In addition to the grade)
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Oral examination, 15-20 minutes, no preparation time
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Aid
Without aids
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
Re-exam

The same as the ordinary exam.

 

Criteria for exam assesment

In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Learning Outcome.