Skip to main content
Till KTH:s startsida

CB203V Animal Cell Culture Technology for the Production of Biologics 4.0 credits

Administer About course

Protein drugs or biopharmaceuticals are taking an increasing part among therapeutic drugs world-wide. Furthermore, a large majority of these are produced from animal cell cultivation based processes. This course gives the fundaments of animal cell cultivation for the production of protein drugs in the pharmaceutical industry, and how these processes are developed, for which practical application is given through simulation software.

Information per course offering

Choose semester and course offering to see current information and more about the course, such as course syllabus, study period, and application information.

Termin

Information for Spring 2026 Start 16 Mar 2026 single courses students

Course location

AlbaNova

Duration
16 Mar 2026 - 1 Jun 2026
Periods

Spring 2026: P4 (4 hp)

Pace of study

10%

Application code

10308

Form of study

Distance Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
Course memo is not published
Number of places

5 - 35

Target group
No information inserted
Planned modular schedule
[object Object]
Schedule
Schedule is not published
Part of programme
No information inserted

Contact

Examiner
No information inserted
Course coordinator
No information inserted
Teachers
No information inserted

Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus CB203V (Spring 2022–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus CB203V (Spring 2022–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course teaches theory and methodology in the field of cell technology applied to animal cells.

Theoretical concepts included

  • basic techniques for animal cell culture in shake flasks and small-scale bioreactors
  • description and use of stable expression systems (cell lines)
  • overview of animal cell metabolism during cultivation, and its application in process design 
  • aspects concerning commercial production such as patient safety
  • application of knowledge from the course to develop and design culture processes, including aspects of scale-up for industrial application

The student also receives practical training with the support of computer simulation in

  • developing a culture process for industrial application

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

  • demonstrate knowledge of key theoretical concepts and basic methodology regarding the cultivation process of animal cells
  • demonstrate the ability to use acquired knowledge to design, motivate and present strategies for animal cell culture process in order to manufacture a therapeutic biologics

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Completed bachelor's degree and/or courses in biochemistry, cell biology or microbiology and chemistry totaling at least 30 credits.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • LAB1 - Laboratory using computer simulation, 2.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN1 - Written exam, 2.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

Profile picture Veronique Chotteau

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

CBH/Industrial Biotechnology

Main field of study

Biotechnology

Education cycle

Second cycle