LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide the students with specific knowledge focused to acquire specialized skills in the field of agri-food biotechnology. The main biomolecular techniques used in the production of plant and animal GMOs aimed at the production of food raw materials, as well as the methods used for their control related to food safety, will be examined in depth. The main molecular and cellular techniques used for the optimization of strains of microorganisms of industrial interest in agri-food production will also be discussed with some examples of industrial scale-up. The course will also provide some basic regulatory concepts related to the industrial property protection in the agri-food biotechnology field