BioMADE announces its plans to establish and operate a new pilot-scale bioindustrial manufacturing facility near Ames, Iowa. This is the third facility in BioMADE’s Pilot Plant Network, following announcements of major investments in Minnesota and California . The network of bioindustrial manufacturing facilities will establish the U.S. as a...

BioMADE announced 17 innovative new projects that will drive the scale-up and commercialization of American biomanufactured products. They include producing biodegradable plastics; upcycling waste to create new products; certification programs to prepare the workforce of tomorrow’s U.S. bioeconomy; developing cell-free systems for commodity...

he National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) has contributed biopharmaceutical manufacturing ontologies to The Open Applications Group (OAGi) for further development as an open-source project. Shifting NIIMBL’s ontology work to an open-source process will encourage broader involvement and adoption of common...

Biomanufacturing practitioners and researchers describe the norms that should govern the growing, global field, to include safety, security, sustainability, and social responsibility. These ‘4S Principles’ should be broadly adopted so that the future of the field may provide the greatest benefits to society.

BioMADE is seeking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to collaborate on curriculum development for projects accelerating workforce readiness in bioindustrial manufacturing. The projects are developing plug-and-play modules for community college curricula and building a comprehensive community-to-career pathway for bioindustrial manufacturing jobs .