First things first,I must admit I am beginning this journey of developing a product with little or no prior knowledge of bioprocessing! But I am using this to my advantage as I learn new and wonderful things about the process and how it is utilized to develop new products and hopefully with a fresh perspective from a different viewpoint like mine I can exploit and expand on new markets. :D
To put simply my understanding of bioprocessing is the use of Micro-organisms for the benefit or use of making a product from a biological source. It is up to a team of me and two other handsome men (Shane & Seán :-* ) to come up with a new innovative idea that would interest companies to invest in and develop.
We met up first and discussed what we knew about bioprocessing so far and what skills might be needed such as knowledge of microbiology, molecular biology, process engineering, immunology, biochemistry, bioinformatics & process analytical technology. Some of these skills we have gained through the yours of food innovation and some of these skills we are lacking in but will have to learn and develop as we go along.
We are lucky enough to have Shane on our team who has some 1st hand knowledge of some bioprocessing as he has worked in a micro brewery, so the 'master brewer' Shane will become a valuable team member with experience in the engineering involved in bioprocessing as we develop our product.
We met up for some brain storming and with myself being a long term sufferer of Crohn's Disease, an Inflammatory Bowel Disease with no known cure only long term treatment which often means drastic life style changes which I know all too well about such as diet. So we agreed to look into developing some sort of product or supplementation to help ease symptoms of IBD sufferers.
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