6/10/2025 | CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL | Taylor Meredith The iFAB Tech Hub continues to expand as they welcome National Foodworks Services LLC. to the consortium as the hub’s 34th member. Located in Decatur, IL, National Foodworks is a 40,000 sq. foot manufacturing and packaging facility sitting on 10+ acres of land with room for expansion. National […]
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Federal report spotlights urgent need for U.S. biomanufacturing — iFAB Tech Hub is ready to deliver
This article was originally published on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s site for the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences. 4/9/2025 | CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL | Claire Benjamin The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub, led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is positioned to become the cornerstone of the United States’ bioeconomy infrastructure in the […]
International collaboration highlighted at AgTech Summit
This article was originally published on FarmWeekNow.com 3/12/2025 | CHAMPAIGN, IL | Phyllis Coulter The AgTech Innovation Summit at the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign recently celebrated the power of collaboration. Collaboration is needed in bioprocessing, from design and construction to suppliers of feedstock all the way to the end user, said Jeremy […]
iFAB awarded $51 million EDA Tech Hubs grant to propel Central Illinois as a biomanufacturing leader
This article was originally published on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s site for the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences. 7/2/2024 | CHAMPAIGN, IL | Claire Benjamin The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub has been awarded approximately $51 million from the Tech Hubs Program through the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The iFAB consortium, led by […]
iFAB partners commit $680 million, seek EDA funding for Central Illinois biomanufacturing hub
This article was originally published on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s site for the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences. 3/4/2024 | CHAMPAIGN, IL | Claire Benjamin A 31-partner consortium seeks $70 million from EDA to help create jobs, expand commodity markets, and drive zero-emission manufacturing efforts in Champaign, Piatt, and Macon Counties. Today the Illinois […]