At the UC San Diego Future Biomanufacturing Center (FBC), we work together to solve the toughest challenges that are holding back cost-competitive, large-scale biomanufacturing. Our expertise spans a wide variety of bioprocesses, industries and final products. We collaborate with industry, government and academic partners on fundamental and applied research.
Our Mission
We develop scalable, circular biomanufacturing solutions by:
- Accelerating technology development
- Building foundational science for novel applications
- Executing projects with measurable industrial impact
- Training the next-generation bioeconomy workforce
Our Unique Perspective
For decades, biomanufacturing research centers and institutes have promised biomanufacturing at scale. As a field, we have made great progress. And yet, both fundamental and applied challenges remain all across industrial biotechnology.
To address these remaining challenges, we have stacked relevant academic and startup expertise from all across UC San Diego. Together, we pursue fresh, systems-level approaches to the most pressing biomanufacturing roadblocks.
Our Expertise
At a high level, our cross-discipline expertise includes:
- Microbial Strain Design and Optimization
- Lab Automation and Artificial Intelligence
- High-performance Product Formulation
Our UC San Diego Community
This Center brings together complementary expertise from all across UC San Diego, including: