In the United States (US), the Agile BioFoundry (ABF), a biomanufacturing consortium funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), has announced that it is partnering with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund new research.
This new funding opportunity is entitled “Accelerating Innovations in Biomanufacturing Approaches through Collaboration Between NSF and the DOE BETO-Funded Agile BioFoundry.”
According to a statement, the goal of the funding opportunity is to accelerate innovation and adopt new biomanufacturing approaches.
Proposals are sought from higher education institutions, non-profit organizations, and other eligible stakeholders. Proposals must utilize the Design-Build-Test-Learn platform of the ABF, which unites national laboratory facilities to help bioproducts from design to market with improved economic feasibility and minimized environmental impact.
The world-class ABF platform helps translate technology from the laboratory to industrial-scale with integrated bioreactor cultivation equipment to help researchers better understand the fermentation, purification, and downstream recovery processes.
The total allocated funding is expected to be between US$4 million –US$5 million with applications due by April 4, 2022.
