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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Industrial Biotechnology by University of Manchester

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About the Course

Fossil fuels have been the primary energy source for society since the Industrial Revolution. They provide the raw material for the manufacture of many everyday products that we take for granted, including pharmaceuticals, food and drink, materials, plastics and personal care. As the 21st century progresses we need solutions for the manufacture of chemicals that are smarter, more predictable and more sustainable. Industrial biotechnology is changing how we manufacture chemicals and materials, as well as providing us with a source of renewable energy. It is at the core of sustainable manufacturing processes and an attractive alternative to traditional manufacturing technologies to commercially advance and transform priority industrial sectors yielding more and more viable solutions for our environment in the form of new chemicals, new materials and bioenergy. This course will cover the key enabling technologies that underpin biotechnology research including enzyme discovery and engineering, systems and synthetic biology and biochemical and process engineering. Much of this material will be delivered through lectures to ensure that you have a solid foundation in these key areas. We will also consider the wider issues involved in sustainable manufacturing including responsible research innovation and bioethics. In the second part of the course we will look at how these technologies translate into real world applications which benefit society and impact our everyday lives. This will include input from our industry stakeholders and collaborators working in the pharmaceutical, chemicals and biofuels industries. By the end of this course you will be able to: 1. Understand enzymatic function and catalysis. 2. Explain the technologies and methodologies underpinning systems and synthetic biology. 3. Explain the diversity of synthetic biology application and discuss the different ethical and regulatory/governance challenges involved in this research. 4. Understand the principles and role of bioprocessing and biochemical engineering in industrial biotechnology. 5. Have an informed discussion of the key enabling technologies underpinning research in industrial biotechnology 6. Give examples of industrial biotechnology products and processes and their application in healthcare, agriculture, fine chemicals, energy and the environment....

Top reviews

JC

Apr 28, 2020

Very informative and very well organised course and it really helped me provide a good insight into the world of Biotechnology, the applications in the health sector and its potential in the future.

SS

Jul 3, 2021

Very informative course. I am grateful to all scientists who have invested the valuable time for sharing their knowledge and research experiences for our career benefits. Thank you very much....

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By Emma K

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Feb 15, 2022

Very nice materials but can be a little bit too technical to fast at some point. Overall a good course

By arev

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May 29, 2020

Great opportunity to learn biotechnology ,it shifted my perspective on biology and chemical science.

By Silvio V J

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Dec 8, 2023

A very interesting topic. However, the material is out of date and needs a revision ASAP.

By Manisha G

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Aug 14, 2020

Some parts are really boring and exhaustive. The narration in some videos is too fast.

By Yifan Z

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Oct 16, 2023

too much words on ppt slides, need to be more brief and fluent during presentation

By Bhaskar Y

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Nov 26, 2020

Interesting content but delivery of content was not engaging and lacked lustre

By adeshina A

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Sep 23, 2021

Great!

By Muhammad A H

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Nov 15, 2024

Ok

By Ganeshraj B

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Aug 22, 2020

Pursue the course only if it is absolutely critical to your career. The professors have a high level of knowledge doubtlessly, but so many of them just ramble about, stutter continuously, have external disturbances in their audio, use lots of industrial lingo without explaining, or just plainly reading from the presentations.

There is a lot of knowledge to be obtained from this course, but the teaching experience of all but a few professors (Week 3, Week 5) is not up to par with rest of the courses on this platform.

By Antonio T Q

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Jul 15, 2020

this course presents a difficulty to be followed in a closer way. I may have a good chemical description of the chemichal process, but as long as this description is not with the draung or picture it is hard to be understood.

We need slides information to be printed along the explanation on the video. That is missing

By Kamala P

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Jun 19, 2020

Very good course .but after completing the course I am unable to download my certificate tried out in many ways but couldn't download my certificate .

By Patrick F

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Oct 22, 2022

It was an okay appreciation course to showcase how leveraging biotechnology can improve our lives and the world live in. Loved the enzyme examples!

By Aishwarya G

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Feb 25, 2024

you should mention score or grade on certificate instead of only mentioning as completed

By Amruta

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Apr 3, 2023

The content of this course was not as expected and scoring tests were unreliable.

By Irfan s

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Mar 9, 2025

This course lack pratical knowledge and fully theoretical and lecture based.

By SUDHIR M

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Dec 6, 2022

good experience getting lots of courses that is very useful for us

By Chakka S

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May 22, 2020

I completed my course but not getting certificate

By Prachi D

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Sep 27, 2020

I didn't receive my certificate yet

By Pujan T

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Dec 27, 2024

I didn't receive the certification

By Annoose B P

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May 15, 2020

I didn't got my certificate.

By ayush s D

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Dec 1, 2021

Unable to unenroll

By KHAIRUL A

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May 28, 2020

No certificate!