Project Details
Description
FinBioFAB, the Finnish BioFoundry for Advanced Biomanufacturing, is a pioneering initiative aimed at revolutionizing biomanufacturing. Collaborating with global biofoundries and Finnish industry leaders, the project seeks to harness the power of synthetic biology and AI to create efficient cell factories. These factories will produce biodegradable plastics and protein-based materials for various industries, contributing to a greener economy.
The project’s vision is to transform biomanufacturing into a predictable, practical, and widely applicable technology platform. By integrating AI with biofoundry concepts, FinBioFAB will expedite the design-build-test-learn cycle, making biology more engineerable and sustainable production more attainable.
FinBioFAB's goals align with the EU Green Deal and UN Sustainable Development Goals, aiming to catalyze innovation in the Finnish bioeconomy and beyond. The technologies developed are expected to reach commercialization within 3-15 years, promising new business opportunities leading to significant economic and environmental benefits.
In FinBioFAB, VTT will collaborate closely with the industrial partners Neste, Onego Bio, Ab Enzymes Finland, Solar Foods and UPM in order to ensure swift uptake of the developed tools and technologies, create economically feasible value chains and increase the competitiveness of Finnish bioeconomy. Furthermore, FinBioFAB is part of the Global Center for Biofoundry Applications (GCBA) that includes the Illinois Biological Foundry for Advanced Biomanufacturing (iBioFAB, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), the Agile BioFoundry (ABF, US Department of Energy [DoE]), the Living Measurement Systems Foundry (LMSF, US National Institute of Standardization and Technology [NIST]), the London Biofoundry (LBF, Imperial College London, United Kingdom), the Kobe Biofoundry (Kobe University, Japan) and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) Biofoundry (Korea).
The project’s vision is to transform biomanufacturing into a predictable, practical, and widely applicable technology platform. By integrating AI with biofoundry concepts, FinBioFAB will expedite the design-build-test-learn cycle, making biology more engineerable and sustainable production more attainable.
FinBioFAB's goals align with the EU Green Deal and UN Sustainable Development Goals, aiming to catalyze innovation in the Finnish bioeconomy and beyond. The technologies developed are expected to reach commercialization within 3-15 years, promising new business opportunities leading to significant economic and environmental benefits.
In FinBioFAB, VTT will collaborate closely with the industrial partners Neste, Onego Bio, Ab Enzymes Finland, Solar Foods and UPM in order to ensure swift uptake of the developed tools and technologies, create economically feasible value chains and increase the competitiveness of Finnish bioeconomy. Furthermore, FinBioFAB is part of the Global Center for Biofoundry Applications (GCBA) that includes the Illinois Biological Foundry for Advanced Biomanufacturing (iBioFAB, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), the Agile BioFoundry (ABF, US Department of Energy [DoE]), the Living Measurement Systems Foundry (LMSF, US National Institute of Standardization and Technology [NIST]), the London Biofoundry (LBF, Imperial College London, United Kingdom), the Kobe Biofoundry (Kobe University, Japan) and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) Biofoundry (Korea).
Layman's description
Contact: Yvonne Nygård
Key findings
Also funded by Research Council of Finland
| Acronym | FinBioFAB |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/25 → 31/12/29 |
Collaborative partners
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (lead)
- Neste Oyj
- Onego Bio Ltd
- Roal Oy
- Solar Foods Oy
- UPM-Kymmene Oyj
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Biofoundry
- synthetic biology
- Automation
- Biomanufacturing
- Biomaterials