ZymoChem secures $ 4M to advance U.S. biomanufacturing
ZymoChem has secured four million dollars in renewed federal funding alongside a one-million-dollar program cost share to advance domestic biomanufacturing. The initiative targets the industrial challenge of rebuilding local supply…
Scaling without cells
Cell-free biomanufacturing cuts out cellular middlemen like E. coli or yeast altogether. Under this approach, producers isolate enzymes from the cell.
ÄIO and TFTAK launch digital biomanufacturing project
Estonian biotechnology company ÄIO and applied research organization TFTAK have launched DigiFoundry 2.0. The three year project aims to make microbial oil production more efficient and cost-competitive, combining fermentation improvements,…
IBioIC launches funding competition for bio-based scale-up
A new funding competition aims to help Scottish bio-based innovations move from the lab toward commercial production. The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, known as IBioIC, has opened applications for its…
Again acquires Geno to unite AI design with biomanufacturing
Biomanufacturing company Again has acquired Genomatica, known as Geno, in a deal announced from Copenhagen and San Diego. The acquisition combines Again's biomanufacturing scale-up expertise with Geno's AI-driven discovery and…
MORF-Bio Secures Innovate UK Investor Partnership Award to Advance Microbial Digital Twin Technology
MORF-Bio, the University of York spin-out developing intuitive bioinformatics tools for microbiology, has secured an Innovate UK Investor Partnerships Award, unlocking a new investment round led by Deeptech Seed Fund…
Six Finalists Selected for Inaugural Biomanufacturing Shark Tank at Bio Innovations North America 2026
ADM signs on as financial supporter of the pitch event; "Sharks" to be announced soon.
New sensor tech tracks enzyme activity in real time
Researchers at Iowa State University have developed a bioreactor system that uses artificial intelligence to monitor and optimize enzyme production. The project, backed by Novonesis and funded by Schmidt Sciences,…
NSF RuralSTAMINA Biomanufacturing Engine to Host “Biomanufacturing Shark Tank” at Bio Innovations North America 2026
Start-ups to pitch for funding and partnerships in front of investors and industry "Sharks" at the CHI Health Center, Omaha, on 10 September