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IMEC’s Career Pathways Build Confidence for Companies and Employees Alike
Anyone familiar with the iFAB Tech Hub has undoubtedly heard about its mission to become the global leader in biomanufacturing, particularly precision fermentation. This goal may sound lofty to those unfamiliar with the iFAB region in Central Illinois, which spans Champaign, Piatt, and Macon counties. The mission begins to make a lot of sense, however,…
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A Q&A with Shikha Shah: From Internship to Industry
Shikha Shah is a familiar face around the Food Science Pilot Plant, the sister plant to the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Having started her journey as aFASTER intern while pursuing a graduate degree in theProfessional Science Master’s (PSM) program, Shikha is now working for Mars Inc., the multinational manufacturer…
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iFAB Tech Hub Hosts Inaugural Biomanufacturing Summit During Champaign-Urbana AgTech Week
Contact:Taylor MeredithCommunications Manager, iFAB Tech Hubtmmered@illinois.edu CHAMPAIGN, Illinois. (February 24, 2025) – The inaugural Biomanufacturing Summit hosted by the iFAB Tech Hub will take place on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Parkland College’s AGCO Training Center. Strategically aligned during the 7th Annual Champaign-Urbana AgTech Week, the iFAB Biomanufacturing Summit will emphasize the growing landscape of…
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Midwest Bioprocessing Center Joins iFAB and Scales Up
Let’s talk sunscreen. If you’ve ever put on sunscreen that left a white cast on your skin no matter how much you rubbed it in, chances are you were using a mineral sunscreen with zinc or titanium as the active ingredients. Maybe you then switched to chemical sunscreen that goes on clear due to active…
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Illinois Innovation Voucher Program: Connecting Industry to Education
We’ve all heard the phrase, “What you put in, you get out.” In business terms, it translates to the “return on investment (ROI)” performance metric. A successful ROI is essentially high value gained for money spent. When thinking about small businesses and the resources provided to them by their state administrations, this concept rings especially…
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Erg Bio and Its ASPIRE™ Technology Leverage the Strength of the iFAB Region
There are few regions more fully equipped than Central Illinois for the lab-to-line bioprocessing lifespan. The 51-mile radius that makes up the iFAB Tech Hub is at the heart of corn and soybean production, home to world-class facilities such as the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab (IBRL) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and within close…
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iFAB Hub Management Doubles in Size
When the iFAB Tech Hub was first designated as a Regional Innovation and Technology Hub by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) in October of 2023, the team behind the scenes was just five people strong. Two years later, this same team of five (known as iFAB Leadership or, more colloquially, the “Fab 5”) has been…
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NSCEB and Senator Duckworth Visit Biomanufacturing and Innovation Hub in Central Illinois
9/22/2025 | CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL | Taylor Meredith On Friday, Sept. 12, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) included Central Illinois in their Biotech Across America Roadshow—and the iFAB Tech Hub was honored to host them. The day-long event began in Decatur, where NSCEB Commissioner Paul Arcangeli and his team experienced our region’s biomanufacturing…
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