Biomedical Manufacturing Network

What Biomedical Manufacturing Network does

Biomedical Manufacturing Network (dba BMMN, formerly East Bay Biomedical Manufacturing Network) is a private, Berkeley-based convening network founded in 2018 that connects biomedical manufacturers, technology companies, universities, laboratories, and workforce development entities across the San Francisco Bay Area. It organizes four service lines: Business Assistance (individual company assessments, continuous improvement, ISO certification, supply chain development, delivered in partnership with Tech Futures Group); Technology Transfer (a library catalog of university and laboratory technologies, matchmaking events, and go-to-market planning); Education & Training (workforce training pipelines connecting employers with UC Berkeley, Laney College, Manex Consulting, and the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County, supported by the federal TAACCCT grant program); and News & Events (industry conferences, meet-ups, and workshops spanning Bay Area venues). The organization is led by Program Director Dr. Gregory Theyel and is structured as a non-commercial convening entity rather than a software product company.

Revenue mechanics are non-transactional: business assistance services are explicitly offered at no cost and with no equity requirement, and the network's operating support appears to come from regional institutional partnerships and public workforce development grants rather than from product or service fees. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, with top-of-funnel demand generated through industry events (BIOMEDevice, BMES, BIOCOM), partner institution channels, the biomedmfg.org website, and a Twitter presence (@biomedmfg). The network serves a market of 1,000+ Bay Area biomedical companies employing 50,000+ people and generating $30 billion in biomedical technology sales, but captures no direct economic rent from that market — its value proposition is ecosystem coordination rather than monetization.

Name

Biomedical Manufacturing Network

Legal name

Biomedical Manufacturing Network

Website

https://biomedmfg.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomedical Industry Network Services

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Development & Tech Transfer Services (CDMO) (HLAGABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Development & Tech Transfer Services (upstream/downstream) (HLAAAKAF), Technology & Software (EDABALAZ)

Keywords

• Biomedical manufacturing services
• Technology transfer facilitation
• Workforce development programs
• Business assistance consulting
• Industry network coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Business Assistance Services: Operations, manufacturing assistance, fund raising, strategic growth, and intellectual property assistance provided at no cost and with no equity requirement. Revenue appears to come from grant funding and public-private partnerships rather than direct fees for service.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Biomedical Manufacturing Network is a regional convening network in the San Francisco Bay Area that delivers business assistance, technology transfer, and education and training services to biomedical manufacturers and technology companies. It connects manufacturers, universities, laboratories, workforce development entities, and economic development organizations through events, a library catalog of university and laboratory technologies, and partner-delivered consulting services, with the goal of strengthening the local biomedical industry cluster.

Product overview

Biomedical Manufacturing Network is a regional network organization, not a software product company. It provides a coordinated suite of service offerings including Business Assistance (company assessments, continuous improvement, ISO certification), Technology Transfer (university/lab technology catalog, go-to-market planning), Education & Training (workforce development partnerships with UC Berkeley, Laney College, and other educators), and News & Events (industry conferences, meet-ups, workshops). These services are delivered through partnerships with regional entities including Tech Futures Group, UC Berkeley, Laney College, and the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County. The organization focuses on economic development in the San Francisco Bay Area biomedical manufacturing cluster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Assistance Services Consulting and program services delivered to biomedical manufacturers and technology companies covering individual company assessments, continuous improvement, transformative change and coaching, ISO certification training and preparation, sustainability, workforce training (ETP), innovation and tech transfer, supply chain development, business and financial plan preparation, funding strategies (equity/debt/SBIR/STTR), fundraising introductions, market launch and commercialization strategy, SBIR/STTR grant application assistance, IP strategy advice, and partnership strategies. Services are provided at no cost and with no equity requirement through partner Tech Futures Group.
• Technology Transfer Services Services facilitating the transfer of advanced manufacturing technology between laboratories, universities, and companies. Includes a library catalog of university and laboratory technologies, events for connecting companies and technologies, and go-to-market planning, execution, and plant layout support for biomedical manufacturing companies.
• Education & Training Programs Programs connecting employers with educators to train people for advanced manufacturing jobs in the biomedical industry. Delivered through partnerships with UC Berkeley (Bio2Market), Laney College, Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County, Manex Consulting (on-site workforce training in continuous improvement and executive/transformational coaching), and the TAACCCT federal grant program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network connects 1,000+ companies generating $30 billion in biomedical technology sales

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• UC BerkeleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey academic partner in the network, providing research capabilities, student pipeline, and technology transfer opportunities. The network collaborates with UC Berkeley on various events and the Bio2Market program for commercialization.
• Tech Futures GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides operations, manufacturing assistance, fund raising, strategic growth, and intellectual property assistance for biomedical manufacturing companies as part of the network's free business assistance services.
• Laney CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity college partner providing workforce training and education programs for biomedical manufacturing careers. Collaborates on workforce development initiatives and hosts industry summits.
• Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment workforce development partner providing training programs and connecting employers with trained workers for advanced manufacturing jobs in the biomedical industry.
• Manex ConsultingsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides on-site workforce training in continuous improvement and executive and transformational coaching as part of the network's education and training offerings.
• Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program (TAACCCT)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal workforce training grant program referenced in the network's education and training partnerships for biomedical manufacturing workforce development.
• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society partner with Bay Area Industry Chapter, co-hosting events and conferences with the network including joint events at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati offices.
• BIOCOMsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia bioscience trade organization partner, co-hosting networking events and meet-ups to connect the biomedical manufacturing community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BIOCOM: California's largest life-science trade association convening manufacturers, universities, and capital partners across the state; explicitly co-hosts networking events with the Biomedical Manufacturing Network and serves a near-identical cluster-coordination function for bioscience firms in the Bay Area and beyond.
• California Life Sciences (formerly BayBio): California life-sciences industry association (formed via merger of BayBio, BIOCOM California, and California Healthcare Institute) advocating for and convening biomedical and device manufacturers in the Bay Area and statewide — directly overlapping membership with the Biomedical Manufacturing Network.

Regional players

• MassBio: Massachusetts biotechnology trade association serving the Cambridge/Boston cluster, providing industry advocacy, networking, and workforce programs — a structural peer for any cluster-focused biomedical convening organization outside the Bay Area.
• MichBIO: Michigan biosciences industry trade organization supporting manufacturers and researchers statewide through networking, advocacy, and workforce initiatives — analogous role to the Biomedical Manufacturing Network within a different state cluster.
• NewYorkBIO: New York bioscience trade association representing the state's biomedical and device industry with advocacy, networking, and education programs — directly comparable as a regional cluster-coordinating body.
• Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI): Texas life-science industry trade association convening biomedical and device manufacturers, academic institutions, and workforce entities — another state-level analog of the Biomedical Manufacturing Network's cluster-coordination mission.
• Life Science Washington: Washington State life-science trade association serving biomedical manufacturers, research institutions, and workforce programs in the Seattle/Puget Sound cluster — comparable regional cluster-coordination function.
• BioForward Wisconsin: Wisconsin bioscience industry cluster organization connecting manufacturers, researchers, and workforce programs across the state; mirrors the Biomedical Manufacturing Network's university + workforce + convening structure but in a Midwestern cluster.

Emerging players

• BioEnterprise (BioMotiv / JumpStart Health): Organization supporting commercialization of biomedical technologies through partnerships with research institutions and industry — overlapping with the Biomedical Manufacturing Network's technology-transfer facilitation focus.

Broad incumbents

• Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP): NIST-administered national network of centers delivering business and technical assistance to U.S. manufacturers, including biomedical firms; functionally analogous to the Biomedical Manufacturing Network at a federally scoped, broader-manufacturing scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/biomedmfg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biomedical-manufacturing-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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