Cologne Technical Center (CTC) Schedule
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Course Schedule at CTC and Training Facility
All posted times are Central European Time.
| 21-22 May 2025 | Planova™ Training Seminar at CTC in Cologne, Germany |
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| 1-2 October 2025 | Planova™ Training Seminar at CTC in Cologne, Germany |
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| 18-19 February 2026 | Planova™ Training Seminar at CTC in Cologne, Germany |
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Customized Training Seminars
If you desire, we also offer “Customized Training Seminars” for you at our Cologne technical center. Please contact seminars@akbio.eu, for more detailed information.
Available courses
| Type | Title | Contents | |
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| A1 | Virus Safety in Biopharmaceuticals | History and regulatory aspects - Virus inactivation methods Virus removal methods Rational for virus filtration |
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| A2 | Virus Filtration – Training Level 1 Planova™ Filters Use for lab scale or industrial scale |
Theory: Filter specifications Filtration mechanisms Filtration process Standard operating procedures Performance Case studies |
Practical: Setting up the equipment Standard operating procedures Integrity tests |
| A3 | Virus Filtration – Training Level 2 Planova™ Filters Optimization | Filtration process optimization Experimental design Data analysis Change implementation Troubleshooting |
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| B1 | Microfiltration – BioOptimal™ MF-SL and Microza UMP/UJP modules | Theory: Filter specifications Tangential filtration process Batch and perfusion applications Key process parameters Strategy for trials and experiments Standard operating procedures Performance Case studies |
Practical: Setting up the equipment Standard operating procedures |
| C1 | Planova™ Integrity Testing (IT) | Lectures, Discussions and Demonstrations using PLT (Planova Leak Tester) and ADR (Air Diffusion Rate) |
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| D1 | Fluid Management | Lectures and consulting on various automated DSP: chromatography, inline buffer formulation, virus filtration with Planova filters (including demonstration) as well as oligonucleotide synthesis/ purification | |
| E1 | Analytics | Optimization of filtration conditions using the newest available technology and software | |
Virtual Event provided by Massachusetts Training Center (MTC)
All posted times are Central European Time.
| January 15, 2025 | 3:00 pm | Bioprocess Overview | Closed |
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| March 5, 2025 | 3:00 pm | Bio Pulse - Continuous Processes: Meeting Current Challenges and Building Future States | Closed |
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| March 19, 2025 | 2:00 pm | Principles of Tangential Flow Filtration | REGISTER |
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| April 9, 2025 | 2:00 pm | Microfiltration Operators Course | REGISTER |
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