Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2026-2027

Course director

  • Bóvári-Biri Judit

    assistant professor,
    Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 14 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 14 hours

total of: 28 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OPG-GBI-T
  • 2 kredit
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmaceutical Science and Pharmacy modul
  • spring semester
Prerequisites:

OPG-GAI-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 1 – max. 999

Topic

The aim of the course is to provide basic understanding of modern, biotechnology based drug development. The course provides insight into drug development and production using the methodological and technical arsenal of biotechnology in the pharmaceutical industry.

Lectures

  • 1.

    Introduction. Significance of biotechnology in pharmaceutical sciences

    - Garai Kitti
  • 2.

    Recombinant DNA technology in drug development I.

    - Garai Kitti
  • 3.

    Recombinant DNA technology in drug development II.

    - Garai Kitti
  • 4.

    Recombinant DNA technology in drug development II.

    - Garai Kitti
  • 5. Recombinant proteins 1 - Garai Kitti
  • 6. Recombinant proteins 2 - Garai Kitti
  • 7.

    Midterm test 1.

    - Garai Kitti
  • 8.

    Monoclonal antibodies 1.

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 9.

    Monoclonal antibodies 2.

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 10.

    Vaccines 1

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 11.

    Vaccines 1

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 12.

    Cell therapy 1.

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 13.

    Cell therapy 2

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 14.

    Midterm test 2.

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit

Practices

Seminars

  • 1.

    Introduction. Significance of biotechnology in pharmaceutical sciences

    - Garai Kitti
  • 2.

    Recombinant DNA technology in drug development I.

    - Garai Kitti
  • 3.

    Recombinant DNA technology in drug development II.

    - Garai Kitti
  • 4.

    Recombinant DNA technology in drug development II.

    - Garai Kitti
  • 5. Recombinant proteins 1 - Garai Kitti
  • 6. Recombinant proteins 2 - Garai Kitti
  • 7.

    Midterm test 1.

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 8.

    Monoclonal antibodies 1

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 9.

    Monoclonal antibodies 2

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 10.

    Vaccines 1

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 11.

    Vaccines 2

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 12.

    Cell therapy 1

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 13.

    Cell therapy 2.

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 14.

    Midterm test 2.

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Lecture ppt

Seminar ppt

Notes

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology departmental notes, moodle blended learning material

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

75% participation on lectures and tests on seminars

Mid-term exams

On the 7th and 14th week, written test

Making up for missed classes

None

Exam topics/questions

Meetstreet, Teams, Moodle

Examiners

  • Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • Garai Kitti

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • Garai Kitti
  • Márton Dominik
  • Papp Alexandra