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CHNG5605: Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace
2026 unit information
This unit of study provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic and rapidly growing bioproduct industry, encompassing pharmaceuticals, biomedical devices, diagnostics, and health-related food products. Students will explore the scientific, engineering, regulatory, and commercial aspects involved in transforming innovative discoveries into products that improve human health and wellbeing. The unit of study offers insights into product design, formulation and delivery systems, manufacturing technologies, quality assurance, and product performance. Students will develop an understanding of how a broad range of health-related products are developed, evaluated, and brought to market, from concept and laboratory research through to commercial production and global distribution. Key topics include clinical and product evaluation studies, regulatory pathways, commercialization strategies, intellectual property protection, market access, and innovation management. Students will also learn about Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), quality systems, and international regulatory frameworks that govern the manufacture, safety, and market approval of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and food-related products. Lectures will be delivered by University of Sydney academics together with experienced professionals from industry, regulatory agencies, and the biotechnology sector, providing students with valuable exposure to real-world applications and career pathways. Where feasible, site visits to biomanufacturing and technology companies will be arranged, enabling students to observe industry practices firsthand.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. utilise team-working skills to review, analyse, and consolidate knowledge in a technical report about the manufacturing of a biomedical product
- LO2. document compliance with good-manufacturing guidelines for food, pharmaceuticals and biomedical products.
- LO3. write an in-depth technical report
- LO4. undertake an evaluation of the potential market for new biomedical products
- LO5. explain key terms, principles and issues of food, pharmaceutical and biomedical manufacturing, including physical processes, GMP related issues, aspects of marketing and clinical trials
- LO6. analyse production requirements and determine appropriate manufacturing process stages for a given food or biomedical product.
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