Azadirachtin has been recognized as an efficient bio-pesticide worldwide. The current protocol for azadirachtin production is by solvent extraction of the seeds of Azadirachta indica which features low variable yield and contamination problems. Bioreactor plant cell cultivation could be an attractive alternative technology for commercial production of azadirachtin. Callus cultures were initiated from the seeds of elite variety of Azadirachta indica tree having high azadirachtin content. Suspension culture was developed in the shake flask from the selected cell line under statistically optimized medium composition and environmental conditions. Addition of suitable elicitors and precursors (and their addition time) was optimized in shake flask culture for yield enhancement of azadirachtin. Studies on addition of various permeabilizing agents in optimized concentrations resulted in appreciable azadirachtin release in fermentation broth with minimum reduction in cell viability. Batch kinetics of the cell suspension culture was then established in the stirred tank reactor under optimized cultivation conditions. In order to facilitate the design of appropriate feeding strategies in fed-batch and continuous mode of cultivation, a mathematical model was developed using the batch kinetics. This was eventually used to design a suitable fed-batch cultivation strategy. The mathematical Model was also used to simulate best off-line continuous cultivation strategy with cell retention for maximum biomass and azadirachtin production which when experimentally implemented yielded significant improvement in product formation and productivity.Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) is one of the crucial industrial proteins produced for pharmaceutical applications. It has many therapeutic uses such as treatments of Turner syndrome, chronic renal failure, Prader-Willi syndrome, intrauterine growth retardation. RhGH can be produced using different microorganisms. Among the host microorganisms, Pichia pastoris, yeast that can utilize methanol as a carbon and energy source, is a good candidate for the production of mature rhGH. In the methanol utilization pathway of P. pastoris, alcohol oxidase (AOX) promot-ers, induced by methanol and repressed by multi-carbon sources such as glucose and glycerol, play an important role. Thus, usually the gene for the desired protein is introduced under the control of the AOX promoters. Therefore, the plasmid, pPIC␣A::hGH was integrated to the AOX1 locus of P. pastoris. In order to increase the product yield, and control and scale-up the fermentation process easily, investigation of carbon sources that support growth but do not repress the methanol utilization pathway and their feeding strategies is essential.In this study, by using P. pastoris Mut + strain, effects of different carbon sources on growth and production were investigated in laboratory scale air filtered shake bioreactor. Then effects of mixed feed of the selected carbon sources and methanol on rhGH and cell concentration were investigated...