Aug. 12, 2024

Academic Challenge: Future Food Phase 1 Participants

BioMADE is pleased to announce the participants in Phase 1 of its Department of Defense-sponsored Academic Challenge for the adoption and awareness of biomanufactured foods. This Academic Challenge brings together students from universities and community colleges around the common goal of providing students with practical research experiences that promote creativity, critical thinking, and technical innovation, while developing career pathways in the emerging bioindustrial manufacturing sector.

July 29, 2024

Made in the USA: Building New Supply Chains with Biotechnology

Global trade has facilitated access to low-cost materials that go into products Americans use every day. However, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed cracks in the current model, which heavily relies on international supply chains. That’s where bioindustrial manufacturing – which strengthens supply chains and develops domestic capacity to produce these essential supplies – comes in. BioMADE members are building this new supply chain by creating alternatives for commodities ranging from fabrics to chemicals to cement, and more. Many of these widely used materials, such as palm oil – which is found in more than half of supermarket items – natural rubber used in high-performance tires, and foods like coffee and chocolate, are currently sourced from tropical regions of the world. As the demand for these products grows, this leads to the degradation and destruction of these rainforests.

May 20, 2024

BioMADE's 2024 Member Meeting Sessions Announced

Register now to attend BioMADE’s 2024 Member Meeting on May 29-31 in Minneapolis, MN. We are thrilled to be bringing everyone together in person and look forward to engaging with our members and the U.S. Government at this interactive, informative event! Read on for the full at-a-glance agenda.

Jan. 8, 2024

Institutes Play Increasing Role in Driving Economic Impact

Several of the 17 institutes in the Manufacturing USA network are often key players in convening stakeholders for their region’s economic development. Two of the institutes received significant funding from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency (EDA) Build Back Better (BBB) initiative, and three institutes recently received EDA grants associated with the CHIPS and Science Act. Another institute’s host received a grant from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) funding from the CHIPS and Science Act.

Sept. 14, 2023

BioMADE Announces Nine Projects, $18.7 Million to Advance Domestic Bioindustrial Manufacturing and DoD Sustainability Goals

Innovative new projects will advance sustainable food production, make DoD fleets more resilient, secure domestic supply chains for key products, and build a pipeline of trained workers.

Aug. 7, 2023

BioMADE Awarded $510,000 National Science Foundation Grant to Accelerate Bioindustrial Manufacturing Workforce Readiness

TWIN CITIES, Mn. — BioMADE, in partnership with member Delgado Community College, received a National Science Foundation grant to develop pioneering new industry-driven curricula for bioindustrial manufacturing that will build the technical workforce needed to support this growing sector.

June 13, 2023

BioMADE to Establish Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN — Following bipartisan support from Governor Walz and the Minnesota Legislature, the Minnesota site will be the first start in a national network of bioindustrial manufacturing facilities