The Cell Culture and Analysis Hands-On MBI delivered on 3-5 Feb. 2026 was extremely well-received by delegates.
This practical laboratory course focused on teaching basic mammalian cell culture and analytics for measuring cell activity and defining cell phenotypes.
The small but highly engaged cohort of delegates included a junior scientist from MARS, who works in animal nutrition, who completed the course as part of her continuing professional development. She planned to apply her skills in mammalian cell culture to develop news types of pet food options. Another external delegate intends to use the cell culture skills acquired in the course to apply for a doctoral program in cellular agriculture
An internal (UCL MRes in Synthetic Biology) delegate chose the
course to acquire skills in mammalian cell culture that she could apply immediately to complete the research component of her Master’s postgraduate degree at the UCL East Manufacturing Futures Lab. Her research project was designed to investigate media formulations for muscle cells to produce cultivated meat products. The delegates provided positive feedback about how valuable the course was throughout the 3-day period of training.
This reaction is beneficial because it is demonstrable evidence for the achievement of our [RESILIENCE] goals to provide technical laboratory skills applicable in medicine manufacturing. Industry guest speakers included Nanolive, a company that produces technology for live-cell imaging, and MFX, a startup developing a macrofluidic cell-therapy manufacturing platform. The delegates appreciated that the industry talks were directly relevant to cell culture and analysis.
The UCL Biochemical Engineering modular training (MBI) format for hands-on training is a key factor in the course’s success. Together with the other RESILIENCE partners, the collective impact of our training indicates that we are making progress towards building the UK medicines manufacturing sector into a world-leading workforce.
