Driving the

growth of industrial biomanufacturing in the Midwest

1-2-1 MEETINGS | CONFERENCE | NETWORKING

The leading business event for industrial biomanufacturing in the U.S.

Bio Innovations Midwest is THE event dedicated to driving the exciting growth of industrial biomanufacturing in the U.S.

On 15-16 September 2025, over 500 industry leaders will connect in Omaha via a programme of pre-arranged 1-2-1 commercial meetings, knowledge exchange and networking.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Bio Innovations Midwest 2025 is a two-day event focused on commercial opportunities. 

It connects over 500 industry leaders, fostering unity and growth in the Midwest’s industrial biomanufacturing community, and facilitating deal flow through targeted one-on-one meetings, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.

This is an exciting time for the U.S. bioeconomy, as positive legislation and increased investment have created momentum that needs to be commercialized.

Whether you’re an industry insider or an interested observer, attending Bio Innovations Midwest is a must. The event provides a unique opportunity to get involved in this rapidly evolving sector.

Why should you attend?

Bio Innovations Midwest 2025 has been designed to connect and generate deal flow between more than 500 industry leaders across bio developers and producers, global brands and buyers, investors and financiers, community enablers and suppliers.

The event is the perfect forum to help facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration, bring unity and scale to the industry and provide a home for the industrial biomanufacturing community in the Midwest.

Let us help you commercialise, scale your business and tap into growing markets through two days of 1-2-1 meetings, insights and networking.

98% of 2024 attendees found the event highly valuable and would recommend it to others

An event with a 100% focus on deal creation and the commercialisation of the sector
Built around pre-arranged, targeted 1-2-1 meetings, so you know who you are going to meet before you arrive
Every attendee has paid to be in the room, resulting in a senior, motivated and highly engaged audience ready to do business
A compact, easy-to-navigate venue enabling more targeted networking and less looking for a needle in a haystack

REGIONALLY

the event provides a home for the industrial biomanufacturing community in the Midwest and will facilitate, much needed, knowledge sharing and collaboration.

DOMESTICALLY

the event will connect the wider value chain and will help innovators scale from lab, to pilot, to demo, to industrial at a greater speed and with a higher success rate.

GLOBALLY

the event will promote the capabilities of the region to Europe and Asia and why it is a great place to do bio business.

I really think Bio Innovations Midwest has been a home run. We’ve met people that we’ll have ongoing conversations with, we’ve made connections that are going to move the bioeconomy forward. That’s the magic of this format, those one on one conversations that happen here and really nowhere else.”

K.C. Belitz
Nebraska Department of Economic Development

WHY NEBRASKA?

Nebraska is the first state to have a bioeconomy roadmap in place – the Nebraska BioEconomy Initiative launched in August 2024 – which aims to advance Nebraska’s economic strength, fortify rural communities, and create sustainable, high-paying careers in the bioeconomy.

The state already has a solid base in bio-processing capacity, including facilities like the Blair campus, housing a cluster of major producers including Cargill, NatureWorks, Novonesis, Evonik, and Corbion. It is also the second biggest US state producer of corn-based ethanol, with two dozen ethanol plants.

With the market opportunities afforded by the bioeconomy boosted by Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation in 2022, conditions are perfect for Nebraska to continue its push into the biobased value chain and become the prime biomanufacturing hub in the U.S.

The biobased economy is gigantic for the future. It’s our Silicon Valley.”

Jim Pillen
Nebraska’s Governor

November 2023

A unique focus on commercial 1-2-1 meetings

Bio Innovations Midwest takes a unique “meeting-first” approach, prioritizing highly targeted, pre-arranged 1-2-1 commercial meetings that are key to accelerating growth in the sector.

Prior to the event, all participants can review each other’s profiles, send meeting requests and chats, and pre-book 20-minute meetings through the online planner. This enables you to arrive at the event with your meeting schedule already in place.

By removing the element of chance from traditional networking, this format offers the most cost-effective and time-efficient way for you to connect with the new customers and partners needed to scale your businesses.

The event far exceeded my expectations, and met all my goals. I felt like I was in the middle of a very authentic industry gathering."

Kousay Said

Ecovia

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One of the most organized and efficient meetings I've attended! Great opportunity for networking for both industry experts and new players."

Sarah Sullivan
Kraton

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