The BioHub
Building with Biology
Driving the Bioindustrial Manufacturing Revolution in Central Massachusetts
The BioHub is a shared bioindustrial manufacturing facility at Gateway Park in Worcester, built so early-stage companies can run pilot-scale fermentations, engineer microbial hosts, and develop new bioprocesses under one roof — without queuing for slots at an offshore CMO or building the infrastructure themselves. Led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives and funded by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the BioHub exists to compress the time, cost, and risk between a promising strain and a manufacturable product.
By the numbers
$5M
Initial MassTech investment to launch the BioHub.
1 of 5
NSF-funded Biofoundries in the country — anchoring our strain-engineering capability.
35+
Supporting partners across industry, academia, and government.
3,000+
Biomanufacturing professionals trained at WPI's BETC since 2013 — the foundation we're building on.
500
New bioindustrial trainees targeted over the next three years.
1L–150L
Planned pilot-scale fermentation range, with integrated downstream operations.
What we’re building
Scale your process
Pilot-scale fermentation from 1L to 150L with integrated downstream operations and AI-driven process control.
Engineer your strain
Automated design-build-test-learn workflows in the BioFoundry — high-throughput strain construction, screening, and AI-driven optimization.
Train your team
Hands-on, competency-based curricula with AR/VR-enabled instruction, in development with regional educators.
Who we work with
Startup founders
Facility access without equity or long procurement cycles.
Industry partners
Sustained research partnerships with a clear IP framework.
Researchers & educators
Joint R&D, curriculum collaboration, and shared infrastructure.
Job seekers & employers
Competency-based training and hiring pathways for bioindustrial talent.