NEWARK, Del., January 21, 2026—NIIMBL is pleased to announce that six organizations have been selected to host the inaugural NIIMBL eXperience for Educators this summer. Each will offer a one- or two-day program introducing K-12 educators to the biopharmaceutical industry. The goal is to strengthen the industry’s talent pipelines by providing educators with knowledge, tools, and resources to share with their students.
These six organizations will host the NIIMBL eXperience for Educators in 2026:
- Keck Graduate Institute (California)
- MassBioEd (Massachusetts)
- Montgomery County Community College (Pennsylvania)
- North Carolina State University | Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center
- Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Host organizations will recruit educators from the surrounding areas to participate in the program.
“By giving K-12 educators insights into the biopharma industry, the NIIMBL eXperience for Educators creates a powerful multiplier effect—each teacher we engage can inspire and inform hundreds of students before they make college or post-high school career plans,” said John Balchunas, NIIMBL Workforce Director. “This ripple effect helps the industry fill critical talent gaps by introducing more students to biopharma careers.”
NIIMBL chose the host locations from a competitive pool of applicants who responded to its Request for Applications in September 2025.
For more information, visit the NIIMBL eXperience for Educators webpage.
About NIIMBL
The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is a public-private partnership whose mission is to accelerate biopharmaceutical innovation, support the development of standards that enable more efficient and rapid manufacturing capabilities, and educate and train a world-leading biopharmaceutical manufacturing workforce, fundamentally advancing U.S. competitiveness in this industry. NIIMBL is part of Manufacturing USA®, a network of federally sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes, and is funded through a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce with additional support from its members.
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