BioMADE
Americas
Minneapolis
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2020
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Other
Keywords:
BUSINESS
BioMADE (the Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem) is a public-private partnership established in 2020, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, and funded initially through a $87.5M DoD award with cost-sharing from member organizations. It functions as a consortium focused on advancing bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure, workforce development, and de-risking scale-up for member companies. Its membership includes a broad mix of companies, universities, and national labs across the industrial biotech value chain.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Enabling; US Manufacturing Innovation Institute (DoD-funded, $87.5 M initial award plus member cost-sharing) coordinating members, funding projects, building shared infrastructure, and developing workforce for bioindustrial manufacturing. Acts as enabler and consortium for the sector.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Pilot Plant Network; biomanufacturing infrastructure
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Project funding; pilot/demonstration-scale facilities; workforce development programs