Accelerating energy innovation by manufacturers in America would boost economic growth and global competitiveness, while addressing key national security and environmental goals. But market failures lead to gaps in the private sector’s response to this imperative. That’s where the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing USA innovation institutes come...

The biopharmaceutical industry makes a substantial impact on the health, well-being, and economic prosperity of the nation. The industry develops and manufactures life-changing therapies for patients and contributes significantly to the U.S. economy. Currently, the industry accounts for nearly $800B of total economic activity per year and directly...

The 2018 Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) and Technology Roadmap describes DMDII’s directional priorities for 2018 and beyond. A vision of making “every part better than the last” is introduced as a means for focusing the Institute’s efforts, building on past research, and reducing technology to practice. The vision describes a future state where...

The Manufacturing USA Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016 describes the program’s work in helping to move discoveries in the nation’s universities and research laboratories to the shop floor here in America. It highlights the nine Manufacturing USA institutes that were active in Fiscal Year 2016, and documents the network's progress toward...

It’s never been a busier or more exciting time to be a part of PowerAmerica and the Manufacturing USA network. The institute, in its second full year of operation worked alongside 22 industry partners ranging from multinational organizations to start-ups, and 12 universities with an incredible depth of expertise in power electronics. Together, they...