bioprocess

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

  • noun A technique that produces a biological material, such as a genetically engineered microbial strain, for commercial use.
  • noun Production of a commercially useful chemical or fuel by a biological process, such as microbial fermentation or degradation.
  • verb-transitive To prepare, produce, or treat (a substance) by means of a bioprocess.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

  • noun Any technological process that uses living cells or their components

Examples

  • Bioengineers can apply their expertise to other applications of engineering and biotechnology, including genetic modification of plants and microorganisms, bioprocess engineering, and biocatalysis.

    De Facto Intelligent Design in Biology

  • Groton Biosystems provides bioprocess users a closed-loop solution for automated sampling and feeding operations for glass, single-use, and Stainless Steel bioreactors/fermentors.

    Business Wire Travel News

  • Global drug maker Merck has agreed to provide drug development and bioprocess counsel as part of a planned consortium of other biopharmaceutical companies.

    Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals

  • In spite of its advantageous physiological properties for bioprocess applications, the use of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus as a host for heterologous protein production has been very limited, in constrast to its close relative Kluyveromyces lactis.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles

Note

The word 'bioprocess' comes from 'bio-' and 'process'.