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Unleashing Innovation at the 2025 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting

Each year, the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing enjoys the unique privilege of convening the Manufacturing USA network for its annual meeting. The 2025 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting was an energizing gathering of over 80 representatives from the program’s 18 manufacturing innovation institutes and supporting federal agencies. Over a day...

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BioMADE
Bioengineering, Chemical Processing, Facilities, Lightweight Materials, Materials
BioMADE and Lygos to Fast-Track Pilot Biomanufacturing Facility in California

Today, BioMADE announced an agreement with Lygos, a pioneering sustainable specialty chemicals company, to transition its pilot-scale biomanufacturing infrastructure into a nationally available, multi-user facility. BioMADE will independently operate the pilot-scale facility as the second announced site in its national network of bioindustrial...

BioMade flagship facility plan
BioMADE
Announcement, Bioengineering, Chemical Processing, Facilities, Lightweight Materials, Materials
BioMADE Finalizes $132M National Security Investment in Demonstration-Scale Biomanufacturing Facility in Minnesota

Today, BioMADE announced Maple Grove as the Minnesota site in its national network of bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure. The facility will further establish the U.S. as a leader in biotechnology and biomanufacturing, support national security initiatives, boost economic opportunity, increase markets for farmers, and bring well-paying...

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BioMade flagship facility plan
Biofabrication, Biomanufacturing
BioMADE Announces Plans for $132M Flagship Biomanufacturing Facility in Maple Grove

BioMADE , the nonprofit headquartered at the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, is expanding its footprint with the development of a new flagship biomanufacturing facility in Maple Grove. The organization will repurpose a 122,000-square-foot building at 7500 Meridian Circle North—near Highway 169 and Elm Creek Boulevard—into a cutting...

Finance & Commerce
Biomanufacturing, Facilities
BioMADE Seeks State Help for Major Maple Grove Expansion

BioMADE , an organization dedicated to enhancing U.S. biomedical competitiveness and expanding the biomanufacturing workforce, is seeking state assistance for a planned major expansion in Maple Grove, the latest proposed investment in the city’s gravel mining area.

A public notice from the state of Minnesota reveals that the organization has...

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Additive Manufacturing, Biomanufacturing, Circular Economy, Cybersecurity, Economy, Innovation, Re-manufacturing, Robotics, Semi-Conductor
Institutes Play Increasing Role in Driving Economic Impact

America Makes Ecosystem Director Kimberly Gibson, a municipal planner by training, was involved in the national additive manufacturing institute at its inception more than 12 years ago. She saw the proposed innovation institute as a pathway to help reinvent Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing and industrial base from its legacy of coal, steel, and...