BioMADE will operate a 122,000 square foot demonstration-scale facility in Maple Grove, MN that will feature a 25,000-liter industrial fermenter, allowing innovative companies of all sizes to take their processes to the next level.

BioMADE’s Minnesota facility will have a special focus on chemicals and materials, offering the advanced security and safety capabilities, including the ability to process volatile liquids.

Equipment and Services

5,000-liter fermenter

25,000-liter fermenter

Commensurate seed trains

Explosion-proof capabilities 

Harvest and processing tanks 

Disk-stack centrifugation 

Ceramic and polymeric membrane filtration   

Ion exchange, evaporation, and crystallization

Multiple storage tanks for DSP  

Multiple CIP systems and HIST sterilizers 

Local partnership for spray drying

Skilled staff running 24/7 operations

Take your products
out of the lab and
into the market

BioMADE’s Minnesota facility is building a customer pipeline now and set to open in 2028.

The multi-user facility will include downstream processing equipment such as a centrifuge, membrane filtration skid, ion exchange columns, crystallizer, and drying, which can produce both liquid and solid final products. Lab capabilities to support demonstration-scale manufacturing will include analytical testing capabilities and process development laboratories.

The facility will also include on-site education and workforce development opportunities, with training on relevant equipment and procedures for incumbent workers or students.

Demonstration-scale facilities represent a critical step to move products out of the lab and into the defense and commercial market.

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“BioMADE’s Maple Grove facility will ensure that Minnesota leads the nation in biotechnology manufacturing. This is an incredible opportunity for companies to test and scale commercial biotechnology as we lead a revolution in biotechnology. It will also allow us to grow the biotechnology workforce of the future right here in Minnesota. - Rep. Betty McCollum, MN-04

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Not sure where to start? Reach out with any questions or to learn about next steps.

  • BioMADE California is set to open to customers in mid-2027. BioMADE Iowa and Minnesota are both set to open to customers in early 2028. But it’s never too early to talk to our team about how BioMADE facilities can meet your company’s needs and take your products to the next level. Reach out to infrastructure@biomade.org to get started.  

  • BioMADE will work to be as transparent with our pricing as possible and will use a standard pricing model across all facilities. Projects will be scoped out through an iterative process with your organization and our scale-up experts. The project scope will include an individualized cost estimate that will be influenced by project scope and complexity (e.g.  fermentation or downstream processing complexity, total unit operations, length of time, etc.). As a non-profit organization working to support the bioindustrial manufacturing industry, revenue from work performed will allow BioMADE to invest further in facilities, equipment, technology, and other needs that enhance the industry.  

  • BioMADE’s Pilot Plant Network will allow your company to scale faster, taking products from benchtop toward commercial scale. Our California and Iowa facilities will both support food-grade capabilities, and our Minnesota facility will have explosion-proof downstream capabilities. Appropriately sized see trains at each facility will support fermentation volumes from 4,000L to 25,000L.  

    As the Network continues to mature, we’ll grow these capabilities and continue to add more strategic partners. Tell us your needs!  Description text goes here

  • The BioMADE PPN is built for companies that have a biomanufacturing process working at bench or lab scale and are ready to ask, “will this work at a larger scale, and what do the economics look like when it does?” Whether you need the ability to prove out your process, produce material for application trials, or generate the data package to raise your next round of funding, the BioMADE PPN can meet your needs. 

    BioMADE’s facilities are designed to scale with you as you grow, with fermenter capacity moving from 4,000- to 10,000- to 25,000-liters. 

  • Yes! TEA services will be available through BioMADE for Pilot Plant Network clients.

  • We’re excited to talk to you about your needs! Reach out to infrastructure@biomade.org to be connected with our team.