Building BioMADE Awareness: The STEMconnector Ecosystem Approach

Lead organization: STEMconnector 

Project partners: University of California, Davis School of Chemical Engineering

Year launched: 2021 

This project raised awareness of BioMADE, current and emerging career opportunities, and the social and global impact that bioindustrial manufacturing can bring – to individuals, to educational institutions, to the national economy, and to our overall quality of life.  

STEMconnector’s work included identifying skills and competency gaps in workforce development, a bioindustrial/STEM workforce strategy assessment, building awareness of bioindustrial careers and the impact of bioindustrial manufacturing, and developing tools for educating the future workforce.   

Members can access resources from the project, including an environmental scan on bioindustrial manufacturing workforce development and an ebook on bioindustrial manufacturing, through the Member Portal. 

Funding source: BioMADE Project Call 1.0