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9 funders with a record of paying for “biomanufacturing”
Where the money went Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Amyris Inc: $19M across 8 grants, latest 2023 Nc State University Partnership → North Carolina State University: $5.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Princeton University: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gates Family Foundation → Gates Biomanufacturing Facility Sup: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Flinn Foundation → Arizona State University: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives Inc → Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation: $84K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation → Cast Inc: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Center for the Advancement of → Amplyus LLC: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Cambium Biomaterials Inc: $9.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → California Biomanufacturing Center: $990K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives Inc → Girls Incorporated of Worcester: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Cleanjoule: $7.8M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Regents of the University of Colorado: $773K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives Inc → Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Mitre Corporation: $4.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Genomatica Inc: $3.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Technology Holding LLC: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Farmed Materials: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → The Regents of University of California Berkeley: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → The Regents of University of California Uc Davis: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Ginkgo Bioworks Inc: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Capra Biosciences Inc: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Iowa State University: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Industrial Microbes: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → University of Illinois: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Zero Acre Farms: $892K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Lygos Inc: $797K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Checkerspot Inc: $757K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Sudhin Biopharma Co: $737K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Technische Universiteit Delft: $715K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Tandem Repeat Technology Inc: $704K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Origin Materials: $689K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Boston University: $686K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → General Probiotics Inc: $511K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc: $391K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Superbrewed Food Inc: $385K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Citrine Informatics: $297K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → University of Delaware: $280K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Graspxr: $258K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Regents University of Minnesota: $221K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Microbyre: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Kultevat: $172K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Mango Materials: $129K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Valerian Materials: $123K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Georgia Tech Research Corporation: $121K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Southern Illinois Univ - Edwardsville: $113K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Manus Bio: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Biobuilder Educational Foundation: $93K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → University of Hawaii - Hilo: $86K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Exozymes Inc (Formerly Invizyne Technologies): $80K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Teselagen Biotechnology Inc: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Paradigm Growth: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Ideachem: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → The University of Texas - Austin: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Tega Therapeutics Inc: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → The University of Akron: $39K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Kalion Inc: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → University of North Carolina Greensboro: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Worcester Public Schools: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Worcester Polytechnic Institute: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design → Ues Inc: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design: $69M on this topic. Open the funder. Bioindustrial Manufacturing a… $69M Nc State University Partnership: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Nc State University Partnersh… $5.6M The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for: $4.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fu… $4.5M Gates Family Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Family Foundation $1.5M Richard King Mellon Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder. Richard King Mellon Foundation $300K Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives Inc: $134K on this topic. Open the funder. Massachusetts Biomedical Init… $134K Flinn Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Flinn Foundation $100K Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Mitsubishi Electric America F… $75K Center for the Advancement of: $68K on this topic. Open the funder. Center for the Advancement of $68K Amyris Inc: received $19M on this topic Amyris Inc $19M Cambium Biomaterials Inc: received $9.4M on this topic Cambium Biomaterials Inc $9.4M Cleanjoule: received $7.8M on this topic Cleanjoule $7.8M North Carolina State University: received $5.6M on this topic North Carolina State University $5.6M Mitre Corporation: received $4.1M on this topic Mitre Corporation $4.1M Genomatica Inc: received $3.0M on this topic Genomatica Inc $3.0M Technology Holding LLC: received $3.0M on this topic Technology Holding LLC $3.0M Farmed Materials: received $3.0M on this topic Farmed Materials $3.0M The Regents of University of California Berkeley: received $2.5M on this topic The Regents of University of Ca… $2.5M Princeton University: received $2.0M on this topic Princeton University $2.0M The Regents of University of California Uc Davis: received $1.8M on this topic The Regents of University of Ca… $1.8M Gates Biomanufacturing Facility Sup: received $1.5M on this topic Gates Biomanufacturing Facility… $1.5M Ginkgo Bioworks Inc: received $1.4M on this topic Ginkgo Bioworks Inc $1.4M Capra Biosciences Inc: received $1.3M on this topic Capra Biosciences Inc $1.3M Iowa State University: received $1.2M on this topic Iowa State University $1.2M Industrial Microbes: received $1.1M on this topic Industrial Microbes $1.1M University of Illinois: received $1.1M on this topic University of Illinois $1.1M California Biomanufacturing Center: received $990K on this topic California Biomanufacturing Cen… $990K Zero Acre Farms: received $892K on this topic Zero Acre Farms $892K Lygos Inc: received $797K on this topic Lygos Inc $797K Regents of the University of Colorado: received $773K on this topic Regents of the University of Co… $773K Checkerspot Inc: received $757K on this topic Checkerspot Inc $757K Sudhin Biopharma Co: received $737K on this topic Sudhin Biopharma Co $737K Technische Universiteit Delft: received $715K on this topic Technische Universiteit Delft $715K Tandem Repeat Technology Inc: received $704K on this topic Tandem Repeat Technology Inc $704K Origin Materials: received $689K on this topic Origin Materials $689K Boston University: received $686K on this topic Boston University $686K General Probiotics Inc: received $511K on this topic General Probiotics Inc $511K The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc: received $391K on this topic The Charles Stark Draper Labora… $391K Superbrewed Food Inc: received $385K on this topic Superbrewed Food Inc $385K Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost: received $300K on this topic Duquesne University of the Holy… $300K Citrine Informatics: received $297K on this topic Citrine Informatics $297K University of Delaware: received $280K on this topic University of Delaware $280K Graspxr: received $258K on this topic Graspxr $258K Regents University of Minnesota: received $221K on this topic Regents University of Minnesota $221K Microbyre: received $180K on this topic Microbyre $180K Kultevat: received $172K on this topic Kultevat $172K Mango Materials: received $129K on this topic Mango Materials $129K Valerian Materials: received $123K on this topic Valerian Materials $123K Georgia Tech Research Corporation: received $121K on this topic Georgia Tech Research Corporati… $121K Southern Illinois Univ - Edwardsville: received $113K on this topic Southern Illinois Univ - Edward… $113K Manus Bio: received $102K on this topic Manus Bio $102K Arizona State University: received $100K on this topic Arizona State University $100K Biobuilder Educational Foundation: received $93K on this topic Biobuilder Educational Foundati… $93K University of Hawaii - Hilo: received $86K on this topic University of Hawaii - Hilo $86K Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation: received $84K on this topic Massachusetts Biotechnology Edu… $84K Exozymes Inc (Formerly Invizyne Technologies): received $80K on this topic Exozymes Inc (Formerly Invizyne… $80K Teselagen Biotechnology Inc: received $80K on this topic Teselagen Biotechnology Inc $80K Cast Inc: received $75K on this topic Cast Inc $75K Amplyus LLC: received $68K on this topic Amplyus LLC $68K Paradigm Growth: received $58K on this topic Paradigm Growth $58K Ideachem: received $52K on this topic Ideachem $52K The University of Texas - Austin: received $50K on this topic The University of Texas - Austin $50K Tega Therapeutics Inc: received $45K on this topic Tega Therapeutics Inc $45K Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville: received $39K on this topic Southern Illinois University -… $39K The University of Akron: received $39K on this topic The University of Akron $39K Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co: received $34K on this topic Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co $34K Kalion Inc: received $27K on this topic Kalion Inc $27K Girls Incorporated of Worcester: received $25K on this topic Girls Incorporated of Worcester $25K Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute: received $25K on this topic Gloucester Marine Genomics Inst… $25K University of North Carolina Greensboro: received $19K on this topic University of North Carolina Gr… $19K Worcester Public Schools: received $17K on this topic Worcester Public Schools $17K Worcester Polytechnic Institute: received $13K on this topic Worcester Polytechnic Institute $13K Ues Inc: received $11K on this topic Ues Inc $11K 9 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “biomanufacturing” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $7.8M to CLEANJOULE — biomanufacturing research
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Largest: $2.0M to PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — support for scientific research on sargassum seaweed as a future renewable feedstock for sustainable biomanufacturing
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Largest: $33,875 to MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOUNDATION — biomanufacturing technician apprenticeship
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Largest: $5.6M to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY — to support the creation of the bezos center for alternative protein biomanufacturing that will focus on transforming science and technology for scale up biomanufacturing to acceler…
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Largest: $750,000 to GATES BIOMANUFACTURING FACILITY SUP — project support
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Largest: $50,000 to ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — support for seed grant: biomanufacturing of encapsulated cell products
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Largest: $67,500 to AMPLYUS LLC — this project will develop a portable biomanufacturing system to produce proteins and do medical diagnostic tests without costly bioreactors, which would benefit space-based researc…
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Largest: $300,000 to DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY GHOST — to plan an initiative to increase stem awareness and job placement in the biomanufacturing and biotechnology industries
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Largest: $50,000 to CAST INC — building a better bioeconomy: including students with disabilities in career guidance in biomanufacturing
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