NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
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The recommendations for this objective are:
1.2.1. Nanomanufacturing of Semiconductors and Electronics: Invest in fabrication of integrated
photonics, additive and direct printed electronics, unique sensor formats, and hybrid electronic
fabrication to harness the power of nanomanufacturing. Develop physical, chemical, and biological
methods to precisely place and bind atoms into desired molecules and structures.
1.2.2. Semiconductor Materials, Design, and Fabrication: Develop advanced manufacturing
capabilities that allow the creation and testing of new devices, materials, and architectures. Provide
easy access to design tools and microelectronics foundries for domestic companies and universities
that provide fundamental insights and a trained workforce. Incorporate efficient and sustainable
operations for microelectronics devices and components.
1.2.3. Semiconductor Packaging and Heterogeneous Design: Introduce new materials, tools,
designs, processes, assembly, and tests for advanced packaging with higher densities, yields, and
reliability. Enhance R&D and prototyping to improve manufacturing throughput and reliability.
Develop national facilities for heterogeneous packaging integration R&D.
Objective 1.3. Implement Advanced Manufacturing in Support of the Bioeconomy
The United States bioeconomy is “economic activity that is driven by innovation in the life sciences and
biotechnology, and that is enabled by technological advances in engineering and in computing and
information sciences”
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and includes industries, products, and services. In biomanufacturing, microbes
and different organisms (bacterial cells, viruses, yeast, cyanobacteria, algae) can be programmed to
make a variety of products such as food, feeds, fuels, fibers, bioplastics, natural rubbers, renewable
chemicals, nutraceuticals, non-food materials, and other high value products. This process,” utilizes
sustainable biomass or a sugar source as the feedstock, providing an alternative to petrochemical-
based production for many products like plastics, fuels, and materials.
In September 2022, an Executive Order was signed on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.
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This Executive Order calls for a
whole-of-government approach to advance biomanufacturing to provide innovative solutions in
health, climate, change, energy, food security, agriculture, supply chain resilience, and national and
economic security. Priorities in the Executive Order are also outlined in this Strategy document, which
include expanding domestic biomanufacturing capacity, connecting relevant infrastructure, and
growing the biomanufacturing workforce.
Manufacturing is essential to ne xt -generation medical therapies and devices that have biological
interfaces with both humans and animals. By combining life science discoveries with advanced
technologies such as those in smart manufacturing, the United States can make extensive leaps forward
in the creation of high-quality bio-based products. Implementation of robust biosafety, biosecurity, and
data privacy controls should be prioritized to ensure support of a bioeconomy that promotes and
protects U.S. leadership, competitiveness, and national security.
To continue improving food safety, and food accessibility, and food supply chain resilience, advanced
manufacturing processes must fully leverage new technologies and accelerate new fields such as
cellular agriculture, alternative proteins, and personalized nutrition. Steps should be taken to create
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https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25525/safeguarding-the-bioeconomy
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/09/12/executive-order-on-advancing-
biotechnology-and-biomanufacturing-innovation-for-a-sustainable-safe-and-secure-american-bioeconomy/