Feb. 26, 2024
BioMADE: Revitalizing U.S. Biomanufacturing and Fostering Collaboration
The 2023 SIMB Annual Meeting took place in Minneapolis, MN, bringing together over 250 presenters and attendees from industry and academic institutions to discuss advances in microbial biotechnology. The industry-academic exchange that takes place at the SIMB conferences is a great example of the collaboration that fuels biomanufacturing innovation. This year’s meeting featured a special session guided by BioMADE. BioMADE is a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) and part of the national network of Manufacturing USA institutes, which aim to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large-scale public-private collaboration. The institute was officially launched in April 2021 with an $87 million, seven-year award from the Department of Defense (DoD) and received a $450 million budget increase in March 2023.