BioMADE is the newest of several member based Manufacturing Institutes funded by the Department of Defense to increase public private partnerships. BioMADE is focused on advancing bioindustrial manufacturing to get more products across the Valley of Death to being produced at scale. Bioindustrial manufacturing is distinct from biopharmaceuticals, in that it uses cells, or even cell-free systems, to produce large amounts of chemicals used in industrial applications like fuels, paints and coatings, plastics, rubber, and even cement. BioMADE held its inaugural member meeting at the Science Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota June 13-15,... Read more