Bluestem Biosciences, Inc.

🍃 Exciting News from Bluestem Biosciences, Inc.! 💫 We're thrilled to share that our Strategic Advisory Board has expanded with two notable additions: Dr. Todd Werpy (Chief Science Officer, ADM) and Dr. Jill Zullo, PhD (Global Managing Director, Bioindustrial, Cargill). Their expertise in industrial biotechnology is set to propel our mission toward commercialization! To bring together Jill & Todd from two industry leaders such as ADM and Cargill is incredibly inspiring to the Bluestem team and its Advisory Board. Both Jill and Todd have deep knowledge in commercializing products from industrial biomanufacturing, and their participation and belief in Bluestem is a testament to our company’s journey to scale up the bioeconomy. We look forward to achieving groundbreaking advancements in renewable chemicals and contributing to a more sustainable future together! 🚀 #Biotechnology #SustainableChemicals #RenewableEnergy #Innovation #StrategicGrowth #BluestemBiosciences #WelcomeOnBoard #Bioeconomy #MidwestAgriculture #IndustrialBiotech

Incredibly fortunate to join so many leaders of the bioeconomy at the The White House yesterday for the 2 Year Anniversary of the "Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing" 📝 Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. was announced as a BioMADE $1.9 million awardee for "Sustainable Bio-Acrylics and Organic Acid Separations (3-HP) Through Novel Techniques" with our incredible team members, ideaCHEM, Iowa State University and Southeast Community College 🏆 *** Thank you to Sarah Glaven, Douglas Friedman, Melanie Tomczak, Arati Prabhakar, Anne Cheever, Jeff Marootian, Aprille Ericsson, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Cristina Killingsworth, Susan Marqusee, Joe Hamel! #NebraskaBioEconomy #agriculture #biochemicals #midwest #biotechnology

Our belief of United States / Japanese partnership was on display this week. Thank you to Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, State of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for inviting us to the Ambassador Residence in Tokyo. Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. is building renewable chemicals through agricultural feedstocks, enabled by industrial biotechnology. The synergies of our critical technology deeply aligns with sustainability goals across borders. #bioeconomy #sustainability #agriculture #renewablechemicals #chemicals #unitedstates #japan

Round Two!🏅🏅   Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. is thrilled to announce an National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR grant for a critical technology in our anerobic chemical platform development. This project is for a moonshot technology led by VP, R&D (Kate Curran) with work already underway. With each award comes a reminder that Bluestem remains focused on one core mission: anaerobic biomanufacturing of our first chemical target. More to come next week! 🚀 #Biomanufacturing #AnaerobicTechnology #Sustainability #NSF #RenewableChemicals #ChemicalEngineering #IndustrialBiotechnology #nebraska

💥 Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. has been fortunate to receive support from the United States Department of Defense and DIBC | Defense Industrial Base Consortium! Bluestem will use the $2.16 million award to "plan an anaerobic fermentation facility for producing an organic acid as a key precursor for the fabrication of defense-related bioplastics/polymers and adhesives" "We are humbled by this opportunity to plan a cost competitive biomanufacturing facility in the Midwest, with a potential $100 million of follow-on funding for planning and construction over five years." Billy Hagstrom (Co-Founder, CEO) #itstimetobuild #biomanufacuturing #reshoring #chemicals #nebraska #midwest

Bluestem is excited to engage in the landmark DIBC | DIBC | Defense Industrial Base Consortium in San Diego this week! Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. is at the forefront of developing renewable chemical solutions that bolster both U.S. agricultural economies and defense capabilities. Apart from networking with key industry stakeholders, we will be contributing on a panel moderated by Dr. Marta Pazos today at 14:05 (Room 33A), underscoring the vital role that domestic chemical production from industrial biomanufacturing plays in supporting the Department of Defense. By utilizing the bountiful Midwest agricultural resources, we're redefining the supply chain landscape to support critical defense sectors. Our innovative approach aligns with the Pentagon's strategic directives for a secure domestic chemical supply chain. We invite all attendees to discuss potential collaborations and explore biotechnical advancements for a secure future with us. Please connect with me on LinkedIn here or meet us in person at the event! For more details about the conference:

Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. welcomes the advancement of our partnership with bitBiome, Inc. as we move toward the commercialization of biochemical production.

Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. participated at the Nebraska Ag & Economic summit hosted by Governor Jim Pillen of the State of Nebraska. Nebraska unveiled its BioEconomy Strategic Roadmap 🚗🗺 Check it out! www.nebraskabioeconomy.com 🚀 We are humbled to be in a State with such vision, and a supportive roadmap to align Federal policies with State objectives. The bioeconomy is going to be especially bright in Nebraska! ☀🌽 Moderator: Gregory Jaffe, Office of the Secretary, USDA Panelists: Jay Fitzgerald, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) Reid Wagner, Nebraska Ethanol Board Sarah Jelken, Cargill Mel Badheka Kris Lutt, ADM Thank you Julie Bushell for building this roadmap and vision, and allowing me to participate on the panel, and roundtable session. It was a delight to be joined with such inspiring leaders.

Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. CEO Billy Hagstrom shared the stage with: Sarah Jelken at Cargill and Timothy Bauer at Green Plains Inc. Thank you to K.C. Belitz at Nebraska Department of Economic Development and World Bio Markets for including us on the panel! #bioeconomy #biochemicals #nebraska #agriculture

Bluestem Biosciences, Inc. started with a 6-slide presentation and Invest Nebraska was our first institutional "Yes", and gave us the confidence to begin our journey. They will forever be the first chapter of our book that we are still writing, and always grateful. Thank you Dan Hoffman Ben Williamson Joshua DeMers (and our great friend, Matt Foley), we would not be this far without you.