On Oct. 2, 2020, the National Science Foundation announced investments in 24 new projects to drive future manufacturing. The award of more than $40 million in the form of seed grants, research grants and network grants will support research and education at 44 unique institutions in 18 states and the District of Columbia.

Future biomanufacturing will harness biology to make new products more efficiently and sustainably through large-scale production of therapeutic cells and molecules, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and fuels, as well as bio-based technologies for computing and communication.