In the News

BioXconomy Interview with BioBuilder's Founder and Executive Director

Kuldell Letter in the Boston Globe: Life after the MCAS requirement

Authority Magazine Covers Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech

BioBuilder Lays the Foundation for STEM Career

MA Schools Seek to Spark Interest

What Makes STEM Products Effective?

"Education needs this!"

National Academy of Science Publishes BioBuilder Editorial

Letter to the Editor: Boston Globe

UCB annual report showcases BioBuilder

Letter to the Editor: Boston Globe

R-studio spotlights BioBuilder

Local BioBuilderClub Team interviewed on WCVB TV

O'Reilly Media Publishes the BioBuilder Textbook

Manuscripts and Press Releases

BioBuilder Launches Skills Training Curriculum to Prepare Students for Careers in Biotechnology

BOSTON, Mass., June 10, 2024 - BioTechBuilder offers new classroom and laboratory training materials that lead to credentialing and direct entry into the bioeconomy workforce

BioBuilder Press Release

Needed: A Vision and Strategy for Biotech Education

Spring 2024 - BioBuilder comments on US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine "Issues" Article about building a bioeconomy for the Great Lakes

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Ginkgo Bioworks Supports BioBuilder's Boston Learning Lab

BOSTON, Mass., March 22, 2023 – Ginkgo Bioworks renews their commitment to provide physical space for BioBuilder's Learning Lab.

BioBuilder Press Release

BioTechBuilder Curriculum Piloted in Worcester, MA

Worcester, MA June 4, 2024 - BioTechBuilder aims to give high school students hands-on experience in the field and the opportunity to consider employment in the field regardless of whether or not they end up enrolling in college.

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The BioBuilder Educational Foundation Initiates Plan to Train Bioeconomy Workforce

NEWTON, Mass., Jan. 24, 2023 — With funding from Schmidt Futures, BioBuilder launches a strategic planning process designed to grow the bioeconomy workforce at scale in urban, rural, and tribal communities.

BioBuilder Press Release

BioBuilder and K2 Scientific Bring Synthetic Biology Programs and Laboratory Equipment to High-Need High Schools Around the Country

BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 18, 2022 — BioBuilder announced new work with K2 Scientific to donate industry-grade refrigeration units to four high-need high schools participating in the BioBuilderClub this academic year

BioBuilder Press Release

BioBuilder and King Street Properties formally break ground on Allston Labworks

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 18, 2022 - “Today marks the beginning of a true collaboration between development and community”

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BioBuilder funded to expand student opportunity in rural and urban areas through its collaborative after school program

BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 20, 2022 - Thanks to a two-year grant recently awarded by BioMADE, BioBuilder will expand a program that has supported thousands of high school inventors over the last decade

BioBuilder Press Release

BioBuilder Awarded Fellowship to Receive Bioprocessing Training and Equipment from SBI

St. Paul, MN March 17, 2022 - BioBuilder joins 22 community and technical colleges to prepare the future biomanufacturing workforce

BioMADE Press Release

Training the Biomanufacturing Workforce: BioBuilder Leads Regional Partnership with Federal Funding Awarded through BioMADE

BOSTON, MA March 14, 2022 - BioBuilder will provide technical curriculum for Worcester high school credit-bearing after-school program to prepare students for biomanufacturing careers

BioBuilder Press Release

Baker-Polito Administration Announces BioBuilder among partners for 2021 MA STEM Week

WORCESTER, MA Aug 19, 2021 - The Baker-Polito Administration awarded grants to education organizations, including BioBuilder, to launch MA STEM Week Design Challenges

Mass.gov Press Release

Synthetic Biology for Tennessee Schools: BioBuilder Partners with Niswonger Foundation on $8.8M Federal Grant for STEM Education

CAMBRIDGE, MA Dec 29, 2020 — BioBuilder announced that they are to partner with the Niswonger Foundation on their award of an Education Innovation and Research Grant from the Dept of Education

BioBuilder Press Release

BioBuilder Founder and Executive Director Featured as 2020 MWM Trailblazer Award Winner

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Dec 04, 2020 – Dr. Natalie Kuldell, Founder and Executive Director of BioBuilder, is being featured by Million Women Mentors, an initiative of STEMconnector, the nation’s largest professional services organization dedicated to developing a diverse, STEM-ready workforce.

BioBuilder Press Release

BioBuilder Inspires Emerging Scientists at the Learning Lab at LabCentral in Kendall Square

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Jan 3, 2020 – Last month, 19 students from the Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge completed an eight-week workshop series where they explored synthetic biology through BioBuilder’s classroom and laboratory content.

BioBuilder Press Release

Life Science Cares Reaffirms Partnerships with BioBuilder

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Nov 24, 2020 – Life Science Cares Boston, a nonprofit that connects life science industry executives and employees with nonprofits fighting poverty across Greater Boston, has awarded BioBuilder, CASPAR, Food for Free and Just-A-Start grants to support each organization’s work to support people in need.

Life Science Cares Press Release

Tyngsborough High School & Sinarmas World Academy BioBuilder Teams Virtual Meeting

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Nov 11, 2019 -- As a part of the growing BioBuilder Education Foundation’s programs, international collaboration is strengthened through virtual collaboration, symposia and meetings that are in line with and responding to the educational needs of our increasingly connected world.

BioBuilder Press Release

BioBuilder alumnae inspire with stories of life-changing experiences as interns

CAMBRIDGE, MA, May 22, 2019 -- Four recent alumnae of the BioBuilder internship program inspired next-generation students with their success stories duuring the program's spring celebration at he BioBuilder Learning Lab at LabCentral

BioBuilder Press Release

New England Biolabs Supports Creation of BioBuilder Learning Lab at LabCentral

IPSWICH, and CAMBRIDGE, MA, Jan 17, 2018 − Recognizing that tomorrow’s innovation relies on exposing the next generation to why science matters today, New England Biolabs has become the primary sponsor of the Learning Lab

NEB and LabCentral Press Release

Baker-Polito Administration funds BioBuilder Learning Lab as part of $2M Workforce Development and STEM Grants for Greater Boston

BOSTON, MA, March 2, 2017 -- Grant funding from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) advance the Baker-Polito Administration’s commitment to build a highly trained workforce and seed job creation in regions across Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of MA Press Release

High School Apprenticeship Training Program Graduates Greater Boston and Worcester-area Students

WORCESTER, and CAMBRIDGE, MA, May 18, 2017 – The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) and the BioBuilder Educational Foundation (BioBuilder) held their graduation ceremonies for the High School Apprenticeship Challenge Lab Training Program at Worcester Technical High School and LabCentral in Cambridge

MLSC Press Release

BioBuilder among Cambridge Community Foundation grants to local organizations

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Dec 9, 2016 -- Three year commitment to the BioBuilder Educational Foundation expands the Foundation’s commitment to creating pathways into the innovation economy for local youth

CCF Press Release

In The News

BioXconomy Interview with BioBuilder's Founder and Executive Director

Kuldell Letter in the Boston Globe: Life after the MCAS requirement

Authority Magazine Covers Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech

BioBuilder Lays the Foundation for STEM Career

MA Schools Seek to Spark Interest

What Makes STEM Products Effective?

"Education needs this!"

National Academy of Science Publishes BioBuilder Editorial

Letter to the Editor: Boston Globe

Letter to the Editor: Boston Globe

UCB annual report showcases BioBuilder

Letter to the Editor: Boston Globe

R-studio spotlights BioBuilder

Local BioBuilderClub Team interviewed on WCVB TV

O'Reilly Media Publishes the BioBuilder Textbook

Manuscripts and Press Releases

BioBuilder Launches Skills Training Curriculum to Prepare Students for Careers in Biotechnology

BOSTON, Mass., June 10, 2024 - BioTechBuilder offers new classroom and laboratory training materials that lead to credentialing and direct entry into the bioeconomy workforce

Needed: A Vision and Strategy for Biotech Education

Spring 2024 - BioBuilder comments on US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine "Issues" Article about building a bioeconomy for the Great Lakes

Ginkgo Bioworks Supports BioBuilder's Boston Learning Lab

BOSTON, Mass., March 22, 2023 – Ginkgo Bioworks renews their commitment to provide physical space for BioBuilder's Learning Lab.

BioTechBuilder Curriculum Piloted in Worcester, MA

Worcester, MA June 4, 2024 - BioTechBuilder aims to give high school students hands-on experience in the field and the opportunity to consider employment in the field regardless of whether or not they end up enrolling in college.

The BioBuilder Educational Foundation Initiates Plan to Train Bioeconomy Workforce

NEWTON, Mass., Jan. 24, 2023 — With funding from Schmidt Futures, BioBuilder launches a strategic planning process designed to grow the bioeconomy workforce at scale in urban, rural, and tribal communities.

BioBuilder and K2 Scientific Bring Synthetic Biology Programs and Laboratory Equipment to High-Need High Schools Around the Country

BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 18, 2022 — BioBuilder announced new work with K2 Scientific to donate industry-grade refrigeration units to four high-need high schools participating in the BioBuilderClub this academic year

BioBuilder and King Street Properties formally break ground on Allston Labworks

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 18, 2022 - “Today marks the beginning of a true collaboration between development and community”

BioBuilder funded to expand student opportunity in rural and urban areas through its collaborative after school program

BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 20, 2022 - Thanks to a two-year grant recently awarded by BioMADE, BioBuilder will expand a program that has supported thousands of high school inventors over the last decade

BioBuilder Awarded Fellowship to Receive Bioprocessing Training and Equipment from SBI

St. Paul, MN March 17, 2022 - BioBuilder joins 22 community and technical colleges to prepare the future biomanufacturing workforce

Training the Biomanufacturing Workforce: BioBuilder Leads Regional Partnership with Federal Funding Awarded through BioMADE

BOSTON, MA March 14, 2022 - BioBuilder will provide technical curriculum for Worcester high school credit-bearing after-school program to prepare students for biomanufacturing careers

Baker-Polito Administration Announces BioBuilder among partners for 2021 MA STEM Week

WORCESTER, MA Aug 19, 2021 - The Baker-Polito Administration awarded grants to education organizations, including BioBuilder, to launch MA STEM Week Design Challenges

Synthetic Biology for Tennessee Schools: BioBuilder Partners with Niswonger Foundation on $8.8M Federal Grant for STEM Education

CAMBRIDGE, MA Dec 29, 2020 — BioBuilder announced that they are to partner with the Niswonger Foundation on their award of an Education Innovation and Research Grant from the Dept of Education

BioBuilder Founder and Executive Director Featured as 2020 MWM Trailblazer Award Winner

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Dec 04, 2020 – Dr. Natalie Kuldell, Founder and Executive Director of BioBuilder, is being featured by Million Women Mentors, an initiative of STEMconnector, the nation’s largest professional services organization dedicated to developing a diverse, STEM-ready workforce.

BioBuilder Inspires Emerging Scientists at the Learning Lab at LabCentral in Kendall Square

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Jan 3, 2020 –​ Last month, 19 students from the Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge completed an eight-week workshop series where they explored synthetic biology through BioBuilder’s classroom and laboratory content.

Life Science Cares Reaffirms Partnerships with BioBuilder

Tyngsborough High School & Sinarmas World Academy BioBuilder Teams Virtual Meeting

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Nov 11, 2019 -- As a part of the growing BioBuilder Education Foundation’s programs, international collaboration is strengthened through virtual collaboration, symposia and meetings that are in line with and responding to the educational needs of our increasingly connected world.

BioBuilder alumnae inspire with stories of life-changing experiences as interns

New England Biolabs Supports Creation of BioBuilder Learning Lab at LabCentral

IPSWICH, and CAMBRIDGE, MA, Jan 17, 2018 − Recognizing that tomorrow’s innovation relies on exposing the next generation to why science matters today, New England Biolabs has become the primary sponsor of the Learning Lab

Baker-Polito Administration funds BioBuilder Learning Lab as part of $2M Workforce Development and STEM Grants for Greater Boston

BOSTON, MA, March 2, 2017 -- Grant funding from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) advance the Baker-Polito Administration’s commitment to build a highly trained workforce and seed job creation in regions across Massachusetts.

High School Apprenticeship Training Program Graduates Greater Boston and Worcester-area Students

BioBuilder among Cambridge Community Foundation grants to local organizations

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Dec 9, 2016 -- Three year commitment to the BioBuilder Educational Foundation expands the Foundation’s commitment to creating pathways into the innovation economy for local youth

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CAMBRIDGE, MA, Jan 3, 2020 – Last month, 19 students from the Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge completed an eight-week workshop series where they explored synthetic biology through BioBuilder’s classroom and laboratory content.