The importance and future of biochemical engineering

Whitehead, Timothy A.; Banta, Scott; Bentley, William E.; Betenbaugh, Michael J.; Chan, Christina; Clark, Douglas S.; Hoesli, Corinne A.; Jewett, Michael C.; Junker, Beth; Koffas, Mattheos; Kshirsagar, Rashmi; Lewis, Amanda; Li, Chien‐Ting; Maranas, Costas; Papoutsakis, E. Terry; Prather, Kristala J.; Schaffer, Steffen; Segatori, Laura; Wheeldon, Ian

doi:10.1002/bit.27364

Title: The importance and future of biochemical engineering

Journal Article · 28 April 2020 · Biotechnology and Bioengineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27364 · OSTI ID:2298965

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^[15]; Schaffer, Steffen ^[16]; Segatori, Laura ^[17];

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University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Columbia University, New York, NY (United States)
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (United States)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
McGill University, Montreal, QC (Canada)
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)
BioProcess Advantage LLC Middesex New Jersey
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (United States)
Rubius Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA (United States)
Bristol Myers Squibb, Devens, MA (United States)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Evonik Industries AG, Marl (Germany)
Rice University, Houston, TX (United States)
University of California, Riverside, CA (United States)

Abstract Today's Biochemical Engineer may contribute to advances in a wide range of technical areas. The recent Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XXI conference focused on “The Next Generation of Biochemical and Molecular Engineering: The role of emerging technologies in tomorrow's products and processes”. On the basis of topical discussions at this conference, this perspective synthesizes one vision on where investment in research areas is needed for biotechnology to continue contributing to some of the world's grand challenges.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018249; DE‐AC05‐000R22725; DE‐SC0018249

OSTI ID:: 2298965

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1631194

Journal Information:: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 117, Issue 8; ISSN 0006-3592

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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