The UMass Lowell Biomanufacturing Science and Technology Consortium (BSTC) is led by industry and academic leaders across the nation. BSTC is founded on the operational experiences of the Biopharmaceutical Process and Quality Consortium (BPQC) at University of Massachusetts Lowell, which has been building collaborative efforts in advancing research and practice outcomes in the biopharmaceutical industry for four years. BSTC represents a comprehensive team of actively participating stakeholders covering the entire spectrum of the industry’s value chain working together to identify challenges that the biomanufacturing industry is currently facing and to develop a dynamic roadmap to accelerate solutions.