NEWARK, Del., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is pleased to announce 11 new member-led technology, workforce development, and Global Health Fund projects with a value of ~$11.2 million through the Institute’s Project Call 8.1. This new slate of collaborative projects addresses key industry challenges and aims to strengthen domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities.

Six projects focus on priority technology areas identified by NIIMBL industry members, including manufacturing platforms for biopharmaceutical products, process analytical technologies, and data science and modeling.

“NIIMBL members are well-positioned to advance current state-of-the-art processes and analytical technologies,” said Sandeep Kedia, NIIMBL Senior Technology Fellow. “We are excited about the potential these projects have to advance our ability to manufacture biologic products and push the boundaries of what is possible in biomanufacturing.”

The slate of new projects also includes three workforce projects aimed at building awareness and talent pipeline development, ensuring the U.S. has the strongest biopharmaceutical workforce globally.

“To meet the industry’s future talent needs, we need to find innovative ways to reach new talent and offer them pathways to begin their careers in the industry,” said John Balchunas, NIIMBL Workforce Director. “The new projects will provide new tools to help us do that.”

The NIIMBL Global Health Fund (GHF) was established with funding contributed by the Gates Foundation to develop and implement innovative technologies to manufacture preventative medical countermeasures and biologics. Two projects funded as part of Project Call 8.1 focus on reducing the cost of goods to manufacture mRNA-based preventative medical countermeasures.

“With mRNA technologies opening the doors for new therapeutics, we are excited by the opportunities these projects provide to lower costs,” said Chris Roberts, NIIMBL Associate Institute Director.

The approximate value of these 11 projects includes NIIMBL funding plus cost share from participating organizations.

Since NIIMBL’s launch in 2017, the Institute has awarded 160 projects with a total investment of more than $134 million. NIIMBL is composed of 200+ member organizations from academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations with a common goal to advance biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Funding for Project Call 8.1 projects is subject to project award negotiations.

For a description of each project and to learn more about NIIMBL, please visit the Project Call 8.1 page.

Project Call 8.1 List

Technology Projects

Project: Automation and Control of a Precipitation-based Continuous Downstream Process for High Titer Products
Lead: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Participants: Astra Zeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, ChromaTan, Dyadic, Janssen, Merck & Co., Inc., MilliporeSigma, PAK Bio, PendoTECH, Sanofi

Project: Rapid Bioburden and Sterility Testing for Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Lead: Mango, Inc.
Participant: Janssen

Project: Single Particle Analyzer for High-throughput and High-content Characterization of Nanoparticle-based RNA Therapy
Lead: Johns Hopkins University
Participants: CICS Analytics, Sartorius Stedim, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Project: Integrating High-Throughput Chromatography and Data Science in a Platform for the Rapid and Accurate Quantification of Full, Partial, and Empty AAV Capsids
Lead: North Carolina State University
Participants: Bio Rad Laboratories, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cornell University, LigaTrap Technologies LLC, MilliporeSigma, Refeyn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Sartorius Stedim, University of Florida

Project: Obtaining Extensive At-line Input and Output Analytics Combined with Machine Learning to Improve Predictive CQA
Lead: Carnegie Mellon University
Participants: Johns Hopkins University, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer, Inc., University of Maryland Baltimore

Project: Spectro-acoustic Process Analytical Technology for Real-time Monitoring of Biopharmaceuticals
Lead: Purdue University
Participants: Merck & Co., Inc.

Workforce Projects

Project: Creation of National Standards for a Biomanufacturing Technician Registered Apprenticeship Program
Lead: Apprenti
Participants: InnovATEBIO, LifeScience Workforce Collaborative (LSWC)

Project: Life Sciences Career Hub: Biomanufacturing in Central Massachusetts
Lead: MassBio Education Foundation
Participants: Masschusetts Biomedical Initiative (MBI)

Project: A Day in the Life: Highlighting Careers in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Lead: Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI)
Participants: BioSTL, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

Global Health Fund Projects

Project: Lowering the Cost of Goods for Making mRNA Utilizing Continuous Manufacturing
Lead: Sepragen
Participants: University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of Pennsylvania

Project: Lowering mRNA LNP Cost of Goods by Adding a Dose-sparing and Stabilizing Adjuvant
Lead: VaxForm

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 and security. 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 significant additional support from its members.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Netskope, a leader in modern security and networking, today announced it has been recognized as Microsoft’s Security ISV of the Year in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards 2025 presented by the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). Netskope’s innovation and achievements over the past 12 months have elevated and distinguished the company within the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) that have integrated their security products and services with Microsoft Security technology.

At the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards on April 28, 2025, Microsoft celebrated Netskope among its winners in 9 award categories honoring partner trailblazers, solution innovators, customer and technology champions, and changemakers. This is the sixth year Microsoft is recognizing partners for their outstanding work in the security landscape.

“Receiving Microsoft’s Security ISV of the Year award is a testament to the value our partnership and strong technology integrations bring to our joint customers,” said Andy Horwitz, Senior Vice President of Global Partner Ecosystems, Netskope. “Our joint solutions across the Microsoft Security suite, including key integrations with Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Entra Suite, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Copilot for Security, and more, provide enterprise customers with flexible, innovative, and differentiated security solutions for their most high-impact use cases.”

“I’m so pleased to congratulate Netskope, this year’s Microsoft Security Excellence awards recipient for Security ISV of the Year,” said Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security Business. “Our incredible partner community embodies the spirit of Cyber Superheroes, working tirelessly to help customers face the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. Each of this year’s award winners showcases extraordinary innovation and an unwavering commitment to the shared mission of security. Together, as a united team, we are proud to build a safer digital world for all.”

Established as an association to bring together Microsoft leaders, ISVs, and MSSPs, MISA focuses on collaborating to combat security threats and create a safer environment for all. Its mission is to provide intelligent, industry-leading security solutions that work together to help protect organizations at the speed and scale of AI in an ever-increasing threat landscape. Together with Microsoft stakeholders, MISA members voted on the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards, recognizing their peers’ efforts towards enhancing security.

For more:

Join Netskope at the Microsoft Booth #5744, Moscone North, for a deep dive into our integration with Purview DLP at the Microsoft Theater: Simplifying Data Security for the Modern Network with Microsoft Purview and Netskope One, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 5:30-5:50pm PT.Register here for the Microsoft and Netskope Cocktail Hour at RSA 2025 on April 30, 4:00-6:00pm to connect with cybersecurity peers and learn how Netskope integrates with Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Entra Suite, and Microsoft Sentinel to strengthen your security posture.Visit Netskope at Booth #1135, Moscone South at RSA 2025.Learn more about Netskope’s offerings in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

About Netskope
Netskope, a leader in modern security and networking, addresses the needs of both security and networking teams by providing optimized access and real-time, context-based security for people, devices, and data anywhere they go. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and its powerful NewEdge network to reduce risk and gain full visibility and control over cloud, AI, SaaS, web, and private applications—providing security and accelerating performance without trade-offs.

Learn more at netskope.com, on LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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NEW YORK, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — P3 Media, an award-winning ecommerce agency specializing in revenue acceleration for enterprise and omnichannel brands, has been named a Google Premier Partner for 2025, placing the agency in the top 3% of Google Partners globally.

This elite status recognizes P3 Media’s ability to drive sustained client growth across the Google Ads ecosystem through campaign excellence, strategic innovation, and certified expertise across all Google Ads products. As part of the Premier Partner evaluation, Google assessed factors including new and existing client growth, retention, product diversification, and overall annual ad spend.

P3’s Paid Media Acceleration program has powered over $2 billion in client revenue to date. New clients see an average ROAS improvement of 51% within the first six months, with Google Ads serving as a cornerstone of their cross-channel strategy.

“I like to say that excellence is table stakes,” said Ben Vandal, Director of Paid Media. “This distinction is a great benchmark of our media portfolio performance versus other agencies, but the true value we bring to our clients is how closely we work with them to achieve the best possible results.”

As a performance-driven Premier Partner, P3 Media focuses not just on launching effective campaigns, but on truly maximizing return on ad spend—often by combining advanced AI-driven tools with proprietary auditing techniques that monitor how big ad platforms actually use client money when “optimizing.”

“Any agency can turn on a PMax campaign and make a pretty good reporting dashboard,” said Aanarav Sareen, CEO and Cofounder of P3 Media. “What distinguishes our approach is that we examine the efficacy of every single dollar spent—even on AI-allocated campaigns—and then work hand-in-glove with our clients to build a strategy that can achieve maximum ROAS within their budget.”

For more about P3 Media’s performance marketing programs, visit pthreemedia.com.

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David Wagoner
P3 Media
425-681-0033
contact@pthreemedia.com

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