This lab manual is authored by a faculty member from City College of San Francisco and was originally a component of the Mammalian Cell Culture Course-in-a-Box website where an older version of this resource can be found. The website describes this resource as follows: This course, from City College San Francisco, teaches the techniques necessary …

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The Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2) is a National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education regional center that has been in existence since 2005. Several NSF-funded texts have been made available by NBC2. The following resources are not openly licensed, but are freely available. The descriptions below are from the NBC2 website or the indicated resource’s site.

This textbook describes topics such as quality principles, the pioneers of quality and their philosophies, quality management systems, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug approval process, regulation of biologics, food, and other products, and FDA enforcement. Each of the ten chapters begins with objectives and ends with summary points. Additional links to explore …

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences (O’Grady, 2021) (CC BY)Read More »

The NBC2 Biomanufacturing Laboratory Manual is a companion piece to the Introduction to Biomanufacturing textbook. The lab manual is SOP-driven and follows the content order of the textbook. The lab manual guides students through hands-on laboratory activities, provides training on industry-grade equipment and introduces students to conducting experiments while following current Good Manufacturing Practices. This …

Introduction to Biomanufacturing (Maggie Bryans, Ph.D.) (Copyrighted but freely available)Read More »

The NBC2 Biomanufacturing Laboratory Manual is a companion piece to the Introduction to Biomanufacturing textbook. The lab manual is SOP-driven and follows the content order of the textbook. The lab manual guides students through hands-on laboratory activities, provides training on industry-grade equipment and introduces students to conducting experiments while following current Good Manufacturing Practices.

This resource was derived from Concepts of Biology by OpenStax but has not been updated since January 2020. It is described by the Open Textbook Library as follows: Given the broad definition of biotechnology applications and products, it is easy to see how there is enormous overlap within the fields of cellular biology, microbiology, chemistry, …

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