University of Birmingham, Formulation Engineering Research Centre, Bioprocessing: Nanoparticulate, Cell and Tissue Engineering Group

Development of production methods for nanoparticulate bioproducts and gene therapy products.

The Formulation Engineering Research Centre is located within the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham. The Centre consists of three different application areas: Speciality Chemical Products, Food Processing and Bioprocessing which is divided into the Nanoparticulate, Cell and Tissue Engineering, the Image Analysis and Micromechanical Techniques and the Waste Processing and Bioremediation Research Group.

JPK Seville, Prof., Head of Department
Dr. M. Shah, Business Development Manager

Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
UK
Phone: +44-121-414-5354
Fax: +44-121-414-5377

The Nanoparticulate, Cell and Tissue Engineering Group works on the development of new procedures for the production of nanoparticulate bioproducts as well as gene therapy products. Research is directed at improving bioseparation, enzyme production, packaging cell lines and fabrication processes of viral vectors for gene therapy and at developing flow cytometric methods and animal cell culture systems for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

The group is also interested in bioartificial liver systems and tissue engineering of cartilage and bone.