Another Node in the Network
BioMADE is building a $40 million, multi-user pilot facility near Ames with up to 10,000-L fermentation and integrated downstream processing, creating the network’s third hub and accelerating U.S. industrial biotech scale-up toward a 2028 opening.
BioMADE to build a $40M pilot-scale bioindustrial facility in Iowa, its 3rd site in a national biomanufacturing network. Announced Aug 15, the multi-user plant near Ames (at Iowa State University’s BioCentury Research Farm) will house up to 10,000-L fermenters and downstream processing to accelerate scale-up of chemicals, agricultural bioproducts, food and more; opening is planned for early 2028 [1].
The new plant joins the earlier Minnesota and California investments and will contribute to the ambition to increase the capacity for a distributed manufacturing network. The plant will also contribute to alleviating the problem of the current lack of pilot-to-demonstration-scale facilities. Similarly to other facilities, this one will also seek to utilise local crops in order to tie rural development to advanced manufacturing.
Funding: $20M BioMADE + up to $10M Iowa State cost share + $10M Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA).
"This facility will unleash new value from our agricultural resources, create high-quality jobs, and ensure Iowa remains at the forefront of bioscience innovation and global competitiveness." - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds [2]
References
[1] BioMADE Expands Biomanufacturing Pilot Plant Network with New $40M Biomanufacturing Facility in Iowa
[2] Governor Reynolds Applauds Selection of Iowa for BioMADE Biomanufacturing Facility
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