University of Minnesota to host Bioindustrial Manufacturing And Design Ecosystem

In Minnesota, in what promises to be a catalyst for significant growth in bioindustrial manufacturing and an economic opportunity for Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents has unanimously approved agreements for the University’s Twin Cities campus to serve as the primary site of the Bioindustrial Manufacturing And Design Ecosystem (BioMADE), a new, federally supported Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII).

BioMADE is an independent non-profit organization created to compete for the MII, which it was awarded in October. The Department of Defense awarded BioMADE at least $87.5 million in federal funds over seven years, which will be matched by more than $180 million in additional funding from non-federal sources. A public launch for the project is scheduled for this spring.