A newly formed partnership between the City of Vacaville and Solano College has led to creating the California Biomanufacturing Center, a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the growth of the biomanufacturing in Vacaville.

The city of Vacaville expects biomanufacturing companies to add at least 10,000 jobs with a payroll of more than $1 billion a year. Graduates from Solano College will be ready to apply!

This partnership will allow the biomanufacturing program at Solano College to expand, with future graduating classes having as many as 60 students per year.

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Vacaville Unveils California Biomanufacturing Center

October 27, 2020

City of Vacaville officials say they have started the next-generation development of its biomanufacturing cluster by announcing plans to expand it on approximately 300 acres adjacent to existing facilities and to name the entire zone the California Biomanufacturing Center. At the same time, the city announced the creation of the California Biomanufacturing Center, Inc., a nonprofit that will work to accelerate the growth of the sector in Vacaville by working with industry and academic partners. Vacaville Mayor... Read more