Advanced Diploma in Industrial Biotechnology

Bioinstrumentation

• HPLC
• GC Fermentor
• PCR Spectroscopy
• Electrophoresis
• Flame Photometer
• Demonstration of
  • GC/MS/MS
  • LC/MS/MS

Module 1: Genetic Engineering

• Molecular biology concepts
• RFLP, PCR
• Competence development in E.coli

Module 2: Plant Tissue Culture

• Totipotency
• Lab Organization
• Aseptic inoculation techniques
• Hardening techniques
• Applications of Plant Tissue Culture

Module 3 : Biofertilizers and Biopesticides production

• Introduction to Biofertilizers and Biopesticides
• Media Preparation and staining techniques
• Scale up and formulation

Module 4 : Bioinformatics

• Introduction & history of bioinformatics
• BLAST & FASTA , Bio Edit software
• Pairwise alignment
• Phylogenetic analysis
• Sequence submission
• Bioinformatics in business

Module 5 : Microbial QC & Testing

• Concept and Overview
• Quality control & Quality Assurance
• Validation
• Specific Microbial tests

Module 6 : Fermentation Technology

• Introduction to fermentation processes
• Design of fermentor
• Sterilization methods
• Instrumentation and process control
• Specific fermentation processes
• Downstream processing

Exam Pattern

• Project Report submission & Presentation
• Final Examination