NSF-Funded Test Bed Lets Researchers Program Automated Biomanufacturing Workflows
The CRAB Lab builds on a long-standing partnership between UMD and NIST through IBBR, which will serve as the physical home for instrumentation, facilities, and scientific expertise. The post NSF-Funded Test Bed Lets Researchers Program Automated Biomanufacturing Workflows appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News .
The University of Maryland's Collaborative for the Realization of Autonomous Biomanufacturing (CRAB) Lab has received $17.3 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a test bed for researchers to program automated workflows in biomanufacturing. This new facility is one of 20 Programmable Cloud Laboratory Node sites supported by an $400 million NSF investment, aiming to create AI-enabled laboratories that test, scale, and demonstrate novel methods and tools for automated science and engineering discoveries.
The CRAB Lab will incorporate an electronic measurement tool developed in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the FDA, allowing for high-velocity, high-volume measurements to complement molecular data and provide comprehensive datasets for training AI models. This will enable models to identify new biological vital signs, correlating to product quality, titer, and other critical process attributes, ultimately optimizing biomanufacturing processes for scale.
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