BioBuilder In the News
BioBuilder Educational Foundation Awarded $1 Million “Gamechanger” Grant from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
July 22, 2026
Grant will fund an AI-enabled hands-on biotechnology training and credentialing system, developed in collaboration with Transfyr
Read Press ReleaseAmerican Student Assistance Empowers High Schoolers to Award Nearly One Million Dollars in Funding to Massachusetts Nonprofits Through Innovative Youth-Led Grantmaking Pilot Program
October 6, 2025
Boston, MA
BioBuilder awarded $300,000 grant over three years
Read Press ReleaseSunflower Therapeutics Announces the First System Delivery and Installation of the Daisy Petal™ Perfusion Bioreactor System to BioBuilder
May 19, 2025
Medford, MA
Business Wire covers the first delivery and installation of the Daisy Petal™ to BioBuilder’s Learning Lab
Read Press ReleaseBioBuilder Launches Skills Training Curriculum to Prepare Students for Careers in Biotechnology
June 10, 2024
Boston, MA
BioTechBuilder offers new classroom and laboratory training materials that lead to credentialing and direct entry into the bioeconomy workforce
Read Press ReleaseGinkgo Bioworks Supports BioBuilder’s Boston Learning Lab
March 22, 2023
Boston, MA
Ginkgo Bioworks renews their commitment to provide physical space for BioBuilder’s Learning Lab.
Read Press ReleaseThe BioBuilder Educational Foundation Initiates Plan to Train Bioeconomy Workforce
January 24, 2023
Newton, MA
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.
Read Press ReleaseRecent Case Studies
From One Classroom to a Regional Biotechnology Pipeline: How BioTechBuilder Is Helping East Tennessee Build the Workforce of Tomorrow
August 1, 2026
Carolina’s case study on BioBuilder’s comprehensive biotechnology workforce development program for high school students
Read Case StudyHow to Scale Apprenticeship: An evidence-based system for hands-on science training
July 1, 2026
Transfyr’s case study on a BioBuilder collaboration: an AI-enabled hands-on biotechnology training and credentialing system
Read Case StudyBuilding the Bioeconomy from the Classroom Up: The East Tennessee Model
January 1, 2026
BioBuilder’s case study of success from East Tennessee
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BioBuilder Opens New Learning Lab in Allston to Train Future Biomanufacturing Workforce
February 18, 2025
Boston Real Estate Times covers BioBuilder’s new training space at Allston Labworks
Read PublicationStrengthening the STEM pipeline: impact of BioBuilder on high school students’ science identity and competency
February 13, 2025
BioBuilder and East Tennessee State University publish original research article in Frontiers in Education
Read PublicationThe Scientific Observer Special Issue: transforming STEM through inclusion
December 1, 2024
BioBuilder’s Executive Director is profiled as one of five individuals leading the charge to make a better future by changing STEM teaching
Read PublicationKuldell Letter in the Boston Globe: Life after the MCAS requirement
November 13, 2024
Assessments will still be key. Skill- and Project-based learning should be a focus.
Read PublicationBioXconomy Interview with BioBuilder’s Founder and Executive Director
November 11, 2024
Q&A covers our nonprofit’s function, its importance, and its effect in the life sciences space
Read PublicationWhat Makes STEM Products Effective?
October 7, 2024
BioTechBuilder among the National Education Association’s transformative educational tools for 2024.
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