The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Merrick & Company (Biomanufacturing)

Merrick focuses on scaling biomanufacturing projects across fuels, food, and materials, emphasizing design excellence to de-risk commercialization. Successful scale-up relies on structured steps, starting from bench trials to commercial process design. Using the Front-End Loading (FEL) process is crucial for risk mitigation. Effective front-end planning, as reported at a DOE workshop, yields average savings of 25% in cost and 39% in schedule. Skipping validation steps leads directly to failure, emphasizing the need for strong R&D and engineering collaboration.