Cologne Technical Center (CTC) Schedule
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Course Schedule at CTC and Training Facility
All posted times are Central European Time.
| 30 Sep - 1 Oct 2026 | Planova™ Training Seminar at CTC in Cologne, Germany Planova 20N to S20N Transition: Impact on Performance, Operational Practices, Viral Safety Efficiency and Regulatory requirements for post approval filter change |
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| 14 October 2026 | 9:30 am | PLANOVA™ seminar will take place at Biotech Academy in Rome, Italy | Closed |
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| 11 November 2026 | 9:30 am | Implementing Virus Filtration: Principles, Viral Safety, and Operational Practices from Laboratory to Manufacturing Scale. | NIBRT Ireland | REGISTER |
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| 12 November 2026 | 9:30 am | Cell Culture Clarification for Perfusion Applications Using Asahi’s Hollow Fiber Microfilters (BioOptimal™ MF-SL, UMP,UJP) | NIBRT Ireland | REGISTER |
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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.
| October 14, 2026 | 3:00 PM, On Demand after 6:00 PM | Concepts in Chromatography: Exploring Charge and Hydrophobicity | Closed |
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| November 18, 2026 | 5:00 PM CET, On Demand after 7:00 PM CET. | Principle of Continuous Processing for Biomanufacturing | REGISTER |
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