Move from the benchtop toward commercial-scale
Take your products out of the lab and toward commercial production at BioMADE’s Pilot Plant Network! Scale faster and more efficiently with the expertise and unrivaled network found at BioMADE’s piloting facilities.
BioMADE’s multi-user facilities provide companies of all sizes access to state-of-the-art industrial fermentation equipment and downstream processing services, all managed by world-class operational experts. Accelerate your company’s innovative products and technologies right here in the U.S. without the burden of raising significant capital of your own.
Why partner with the BioMADE Pilot Plant Network?
Accelerated Path
to Market
BioMADE facilities are ready to manufacture products ranging from food ingredients, materials, and chemicals, including those that may require explosion-proof processing capabilities; enabling faster paths to regulatory or customer application trials and the commercial market.
Risk-Mitigated Scaling
The world-class operational experts at BioMADE’s facilities will manage your fermentation and downstream processes with the precision of a primary stakeholder, ensuring your IP is protected and protocols are executed to rigorous industrial standards.
Elite Technical Stewardship
The world-class operational experts at BioMADE’s facilities will manage your fermentation and downstream processes with the precision of a primary stakeholder, ensuring your IP is protected and protocols are executed to rigorous industrial standards.
Agility and Flexibility
BioMADE will work with you to provide the operational agility needed to support your unique process requirements – either in-house or through our strategic vendor partnerships.
Data and Digital Insights
BioMADE facilities will deliver the pilot-scale data sets you need to optimize your technology and engineering design, de-risking the transition to commercial-scale manufacturing.
Domestic Manufacturing
Manufacturing at the BioMADE Pilot Plant Network protects your intellectual property and prevents you from spending excessively on international shipping and travel costs, all while supporting American farmers.
Network Approach
Serving customers from
small-scale development capabilities to commercial testing and process refinement
BioMADE’s network approach for its pilot plants means we can serve customers across a wide range of applications, throughout the country.
Our strategic partnerships with vendors and extra floor space allows for seamless expansion of downstream processing capabilities or integration of third-party equipment as needed.
Our Network
All BioMADE facilities will share some characteristics, including:
Full-service piloting with highly skilled staff, including process development to optimize overall process economics and robustness
Dedicated fermentation and downstream processing spaces equipped with media preparation tanks and sterile filtration systems
On-site handling of your essential inputs – including dextrose, aqueous ammonia, media components and common cleaning chemicals – to streamline pilot runs
Robust data management via integrated historians, underpinned by IP security protocols and standardized processes
Each facility will also have its own specialized equipment and capabilities.
BioMADE Facilities
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California
Pilot-scale facility with 4,000-liter fermenters, spray drying, and food-grade capabilities
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Iowa
Pilot-scale facility with 1,000- and 10,000-liter fermenters, spray drying, and food-grade capabilities
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Minnesota
Pilot- and demonstration- scale facility with 5,000- and 25,000-liter fermenters and explosion-proof capabilities
Let’s get started!
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. Fill out the form or reach out to infrastructure@biomade.org to get started.
Exceptional service focused on meeting your needs
25,000 L
Fermentation capacity
100+
Years of experience from industry veterans who pioneered bio-based products and are now leading the launch of the piloting facilities
24/7
Operations available at the
Minnesota facility
Have questions? We have answers.
Not sure where to start? Reach out with any questions or to learn about next steps.
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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.
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BioMADE is committed to clear, standardized pricing across all Pilot Plant Network facilities. To develop an accurate cost estimate, our scale-up experts will work collaboratively with your team through an iterative scoping process. This process results in a detailed proposal with line items reflective of your project’s full scope - for example, Technology Transfer, Fermentation Processing, Analytical, Downstream Processing, Materials, Labor, and Contingency. The proposal serves as the foundation for all pricing decisions, ensuring your quote reflects the true complexity and requirements of your project.
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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!
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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. The pilot plant network will support fermentation volumes from 4,000L to 25,000L.
As the network continues to mature, we’ll grow these capabilities in both fermentation and downstream processing while we continue to add more strategic partners. Tell us your needs!
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Yes! TEA services will be available through BioMADE for Pilot Plant Network clients.
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We’re excited to talk to you about your needs! Reach out to infrastructure@biomade.org to be connected with our team.