Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal Products
Component code / course code: (ATMP)
Semester: winter / summer
ECTS credits: 3
Lecture hours per week (SWS): 2
Lecturer: Dr. Johannes Solzin, Dr. Abhilash Chiramel, Dr. Friedrich Kaess and Dr. Thomas Kriehuber (from Boehringer Ingelheim).
Course language: English
Prerequisite:
Objectives (Learning Outcome): Give an idea to students on how to improve patients life by using viruses.
Lecture topics (content): The following contents are taught in this elective compulsory (Wahlpflichtfach):
- What are ATMPs? Differences to “classical” biologics
- What is emerging on the market? An overview about new therapeutic modalities
- Viruses as therapies? How do they work in e.g. oncology or hereditary disease
- Understanding the virus replication cycle and the role of the immune system
- Development of manufacturing processes for therapeutic viruses
- How to analyze a whole virus? Methods to measure infectivity and safety of therapeutic viruses
- How to keep viruses “alive"? Formulation development of viruses for therapy
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): Lecture and interactive seminar
Examination: Written examination
