Vaccine Bioprocess Development and Commercialisation (BENG0080)

This is a three-day back-to-back intensive course that brings together international leaders in the vaccine development field to discuss and debate issues surrounding the design, manufacture and commercialisation of vaccines. It is suitable for students as part of the Year-In-Industry placement and research students. Students will learn about the historical importance of early vaccines, the modification to the ‘regulatory lock,’ and process development challenges for vaccine manufacture.

Upon completion of the course, a student should be able to:

Identify active and passive immune therapies
	Understand the regulatory burden for vaccine manufacture
	Distinguish between process choices for bacterial and viral vaccines
	Understand antigen design
	Distinguish between the multiple methods of action for an adjuvant
	Appreciate vaccine development within a closed ‘artificial’ market
	Make cost bases analyses on process changes
Understand ‘production at risk'

INSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE|TRANSITION PROCESS|ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Emerging Market Economies provides an overview of the key issues relating to the intertwined processes of institutional and economic change, with reference to...

Emerging Market Economies: Economics of Transition (SESS0019)

Emerging Market Economies provides an overview of the key issues relating to the intertwined processes of institutional and economic change, with reference to the process of transition from central planning to a market economy and within the wider context of economic development. The module begins by examining the main operative features of a command economy and the key factors behind its eclipse.

The main features of the transition process from a command to a market economy are then introduced: this includes some stylised facts about transition, the key ingredients of a transition package and a discussion of its implementation with reference to the experience of a number of post-communist countries, and with an emphasis on the interplay between policies and institutions, and the importance of social and political factors in the choice of a transition path. Specific components of the transition package will be examined in more detail, including liberalisation, stabilisation and structural reforms (e.g. privatisation and financial sector reforms) as well as the role of the labour market. This historical perspective on transition is complemented by a discussion of current or “pending” issues in transition economies and a discussion of the relevance of the transition experience to the wider issue of economic development and its contribution to recent advances in the economic literature.

The module will provide students with a basic understanding of the key economic issues involved in the emerging market economies. Students will acquire the ability to critically analyse the interaction between economic factors and institutional, political and social factors in the formulation and implementation of economic policies in emerging economies, including transition economies.