The promise of the bioeconomy Bioindustrial manufacturing will be one of the most important technologies of the 21st century, with the promise to create jobs, secure supply chains, and create environmentally sustainable materials, processes, and products i . The USA has been a leader in this field, but peer competitor nations are closing the gap...

During a speech in 1963, John F. Kennedy famously said, “A rising tide lifts all the boats,” asserting that progress in a given situation benefits everyone involved. Heather O’Keefe, senior regional strategy manager at Novozymes, a world leader in biosolutions, agrees with this sentiment. “Together, we can make a bigger impact. Whether it’s...

Technological change happens gradually, then suddenly. So does opportunity.

Gradually, over the past decade, New Hampshire has been building the premier global hub for the emerging biofabrication and regenerative medicine industry. In other words: a new industry devoted to manufacturing cells, tissue, and organs that can revolutionize healthcare...

Iowa State University’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering researchers are leading two of five new projects announced by BioMADE to advance the United States bioeconomy and biomanufacturing goals. These projects were funded through a special BioMADE Project Call on advancing bioreactor design and development thanks to support from...

What are biopharma's greatest skilled manufacturing labor needs, and what's the industry doing to fill them? John Balchunas is on the front lines in his position as Workforce Director at NIIMBL, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, and he says advanced degrees and pedigrees aren't the answer. The breadth and...