This bio-industrial manufacturing research institute utilizes microbes like bacteria, yeast, and algae to create new biomaterials, offering sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based products. The company supports members in developing marketable products, fostering a domestic, end-to-end industrial ecosystem and catalyzing economic growth.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
The U.S. relies on foreign sources for many manufactured goods, and traditional manufacturing processes often depend on unsustainable petroleum-based products. Scaling up bioindustrial manufacturing to create sustainable alternatives faces barriers in technology development, infrastructure, and workforce readiness.
Solution
BioMADE is a bioindustrial manufacturing research institute focused on enabling domestic production of manufactured goods using biological systems. The institute supports its members in developing and scaling biomanufacturing technologies to create marketable products from renewable feedstocks and waste streams. BioMADE facilitates collaboration between industry, academia, and government to bridge the gap between lab-scale research and at-scale manufacturing, fostering a robust and resilient bioindustrial ecosystem. By focusing on technology innovation, infrastructure development, and workforce training, BioMADE aims to enhance U.S. competitiveness and national security through bioindustrial manufacturing.
Target Audience
BioMADE serves industry, academic, non-profit, and U.S. government members involved in developing and scaling bioindustrial manufacturing technologies.
Features
- Funds research and development projects focused on technology and innovation in biomanufacturing.
- Supports education and workforce development programs to train the future biomanufacturing workforce.
- Facilitates pilot-scale production through a network of preferred sites.
- Offers a digital backbone, a unified computational infrastructure for bioproduction-centered collaboration.
- Provides technical roadmaps to guide research efforts and advance bioindustrial manufacturing processes.
- Focuses on Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) 4-7 to accelerate commercialization.
- Creates an open-source code base that simplifies the techno-economic analysis for anaerobic biomanufacturing processes.