Hands-on Laboratory Bootcamp for Cell Therapy Biomanufacturing

Hands-on Laboratory Bootcamp for Cell Therapy Biomanufacturing

This five-day, expert guided hands-on laboratory training course is designed to train you on laboratory techniques and best practices essential to cell bioprocessing GMP labs. You will be working in a GMP-like lab to initiate, maintain, scale up, and cryopreserve adherent and suspension cells using aseptic techniques and under GMP guidelines. You will learn the entire cell product manufacturing workflow and perform cell product safety and characterization assays.

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Hands-on lab training
5-day training
Fall Cohort: September 8-12, 2025

Hosted at:

Marcus Center for Therapeutic Cell Characterization and Manufacturing
Georgia Institute of Technology
345 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
United States
COURSE CONTENT
  • GLP/GMP lab safety and operations
  • Operation of essential lab equipment
  • Evaluation of cell quality in culture
  • Techniques for growing, harvesting, and cryopreserving cells
  • Large-scale cell production in bioreactors
  • Cell safety testing (e.g., endotoxin, mycoplasma)
  • Cell characterization assays (e.g., apoptosis, protein/cytokine assay)
  • GLP/GMP documentation and reporting
  • Updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) under GHS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
  • Apply GLP and GMP standards in cell culture labs
  • Operate lab equipment for cell culture and cell product manufacturing
  • Maintain and evaluate cell quality in cultures
  • Perform cell expansion, cryopreservation, and downstream assays
  • Ensure safety and quality of cell products, following proper documentation practices

PRICE (USD)

Category IISCT or CMaT Member 
Academia $5,500
Industry $6,500
Students* $3,500
 15% Group Registration Discount available for 5+ Members / Non-Members from the same institution

Group Registration Discount:

  • Receive 15% off when registering 5+ ISCT Members / Non-Members from the same company / institution.

  • Contact ISCT at workforcedevelopment@isctglobal.org to obtain the discounted Group Registration Rate.

Cancellation Policy: Registration cancellation must be made by email to workforcedevelopment@isctglobal.org at least twenty (20) business days before the course start date. A 10% administrative fee is applied to all cancellations. Registration fee is non-refundable if it is cancelled within twenty (20) business days of the course start date.

ISCT reserves the right to cancel the course if we do not receive a minimum number of registrations twenty (20) business days in advance of the start date. Should the course be cancelled, your payment will be refunded in full. We recommend that you purchase travel insurance with your flights to cover the possibility of the course being cancelled.

DESIGNED FOR:

Students and professionals with minimal experience in GMP cell product manufacturing labs, seeking a comprehensive understanding of cell bioprocessing and GMP laboratory techniques.

ACCREDITED BY:

30 CMLE Hours

UPON COMPLETION, YOU WILL RECEIVE:
  • 30 CMLE Credits
  • A copy of the course materials
  • Certificate of Course Completion from ISCT-CMaT and CMLE

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR

“A well-trained, readily available, diverse workforce is crucial to the success of the emerging cell and gene therapy industry, especially given its highly specialized skill sets, GMP and regulatory requirements, and complex manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure.

Our partnership with ISCT brings the largest cell manufacturing research and education consortium together with the largest global cell & gene therapy society to deliver critically needed workforce training for CGT. Together, we hope to develop a robust, on-demand, client-centric training platform for industry and clinical manufacturers.”
-Krishnendu Roy, Robert A. Milton Chair, CMaT

“ISCT has long identified and taken measures to alleviate the skills shortages across the cell and gene therapy sector. ISCT has run a range of courses across the CGT sector, including forming our ISCT Early-Stage Professionals (ESP) Committee, responsible for our extensive Mentoring Program. Despite these efforts, growth in the CGT sector continues to outpace the professionals entering. This is a major issue for the sector that could become critical in the near future."
-Bruce Levine, Immediate-Past President, ISCT

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