About Us
About Us
The Agile BioFoundry is a consortium of seven U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories that operate as a distributed biofoundry in collaboration with industry and academia. Funded by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), our work supports BETO’s goals to advance the industrial production of fuels and chemicals. We collaborate with industry and academia to accelerate innovation and adopt new biomanufacturing methods.
Today, the Agile BioFoundry comprises seven national laboratories.
Our Vision
Industrial biomanufacturing of affordable fuels and chemicals
Our Mission
Develop biomanufacturing tools, processes, and partnerships that enable industrial production of renewable fuels and chemicals for the nation
Our Goals
- Partnerships: Transfer ABF-developed tools and technologies to industry
- Tools: Create state-of-the-art engineering biology and AI-assisted tools for strain development and process optimization
- Aviation Fuels: Develop novel microbial platforms for ethanol- and lipid-based aviation fuels using lignocellulosic biomass and low-cost feedstocks
- Biochemicals: Focus on producing isobutyric acid and 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) under industrially relevant conditions
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Our multi-disciplinary team brings together scientists, engineers, and technical staff.
Working together with industry
Our goal is to work with industry to identify and help remove barriers to adopting biomanufacturing technologies.
Our business development and partnerships teams work to expand the number and diversity of our industry partnerships and track the impact of project technologies.
Feedback from our industry stakeholders supports decision-making and project-planning activities among the Agile BioFoundry and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office. We accomplish this via:
- Industry needs assessments
- Marketing and outreach
- Meetings and workshops
- Continuous dialogue with our Advisory Board