# BioMADE

expanded its biomanufacturing pilot-plant network with a new $40M Iowa facility (its third nationally) and finalized a $132M national-security-linked investment in a demonstration-scale facility in Minnesota.


Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/biomade/
Updated: 2026-08-18

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Public-private partnership catalyzed by the U.S. Department of Defense and a member of Manufacturing USA | https://careers.biomade.org/en/postings/9e115735-52cc-46d3-a71b-1636fc809894, https://www.biomade.org/news/biomade-announces-mn-demo-scale-facility, https://www.biomade.org/news/facility-in-iowa, https://www.biomade.org/news/iowa-facility-groundbreaking |
| Research focus | Bioindustrial manufacturing innovation, including scaling up production of chemicals, materials, agricultural bioproducts, and food products | https://careers.biomade.org/en/postings/9e115735-52cc-46d3-a71b-1636fc809894, https://lucidodata.com/en/organizations/bioindustrial-manufacturing-and-design-851800999, https://www.biomade.org/news/facility-in-iowa |
| Facility | Pilot-scale biomanufacturing facility near Ames, Iowa; demonstration-scale biomanufacturing facility in Maple Grove, Minnesota | https://opportunityiowa.gov/press-release/2025-08-15/governor-reynolds-applauds-selection-iowa-biomade-biomanufacturing-facility, https://www.biomade.org/news/biomade-announces-mn-demo-scale-facility, https://www.biomade.org/news/facility-in-iowa, https://www.biomade.org/news/iowa-facility-groundbreaking, https://www.startribune.com/biomade-maple-grove-132-million-bio-industrial-plant-cargill-china-defense/601336560 |
| Grant | $40M total investment for Iowa facility ($20M from BioMADE, $10M from ISU, $10M from IEDA); $132M total investment for Minnesota facility (funded by U.S. DoD and Minnesota DEED) | https://opportunityiowa.gov/press-release/2025-08-15/governor-reynolds-applauds-selection-iowa-biomade-biomanufacturing-facility, https://www.biomade.org/news/biomade-announces-mn-demo-scale-facility, https://www.biomade.org/news/facility-in-iowa, https://www.biomade.org/news/iowa-facility-groundbreaking, https://www.startribune.com/biomade-maple-grove-132-million-bio-industrial-plant-cargill-china-defense/601336560 |
| Principal staff | Douglas Friedman (CEO), Jack Starr (Chief Manufacturing Officer), Melanie Tomczak (Chief Technology Officer & Head of Programs), Jill Zullo (EVP & COO) | https://www.biomade.org/team |

Independent sources: lucidodata.com, opportunityiowa.gov, startribune.com

## Technologies

- [Scale-up centers for innovative biologic small-batch production](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biologic-scale-up-centers/)