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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“Education needs this!”
October 6, 2024
Boston25 News Profiles BioBuilder Student Kevin Fuentes
Read PublicationBioBuilder Lays the Foundation for STEM Career
August 14, 2024
Revere Journal Profiles Angel Muthemba
Read PublicationUCB annual report showcases BioBuilder
June 27, 2024
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Read PublicationBioTechBuilder Curriculum Piloted in Worcester, MA
June 4, 2024
Worcester, MA
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.
Read PublicationNeeded: A Vision and Strategy for Biotech Education
March 1, 2024
BioBuilder comments on US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine “Issues” Article about building a bioeconomy for the Great Lakes
Read PublicationLetter to the Editor: Boston Globe
February 15, 2024
Let’s Bring Student Engagement from Blueprint to Proving Ground
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