Advanced Biofuels

BIO review of this emerging science illustrates progress in applying synthetic biology to improve manufacturing processes.

The revolution in synthetic biology has enabled innovative manufacture of biofuels and the development of biological processes for the manufacture of bulk and fine chemicals.

Ethanol can be made from cellulosic biomass - plant matter composed of inedible cellulose fibers that form the stems and branches of most plants.

Biotechnology is all around us and is already a big part of our lives, providing breakthrough products and technologies to combat disease, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, and make useful products.

Biotechnology is everywhere you look - even in places you might not expect.

Biobased products cover a wide range of materials. One new such product is biobased insulation made from mushrooms named Greensulate.

This week in Energy Business Daily “Jet Biofuels Take Off.” Jet fuel is expensive and makes up a large part of an airline’s budget.

Sustainable development is no small undertaking for international companies looking to meet today’s energy, food and environmental needs without compromising the Earth’s resources or its future. The innovative solution these corporate leaders are turning to is biotechnology, whether it’s to augment agricultural productivity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create an innovative disease therapy or diminish the use of pesticides.

Danny Levine of the Burrill Report conducted a podcast with BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood today on BIO's public priorities for 2010.

Letters, Testimony & Comments

February 19 2013
  Testimony of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Hearing of the House Energy & Utilities Subcommittee...
October 18 2012
October 18, 2012 Dear Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Boehner and Minority Leaders McConnell and Pelosi, The drought impacting...
October 17 2012
A keynote Address by James C. Greenwood, President & CEO of BIO, to RETECH 2012 in Washington, DC on October 18, 2012. When Admiral...
August 27 2012
Dear Mr. President, The drought impacting the United States has already caused millions of dollars in economic damages to rural America...
May 21 2012
Testimony of the Honorable James C. Greenwood President and CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization Subcommittee on Conservation,...

Press Releases

February 26 2013
On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued long-awaited approval for new feedstocks and biofuel...
February 21 2013
BIO announces plenary session program for 2013 World Congress   The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO...
February 6 2013
Contrary to the assertions of the oil refiners, advanced biofuels are now a reality, BIO President & CEO Jim...
February 6 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced that it is accepting nominations for the annual George...
January 31 2013
The Renewable Fuel Standard continues to ensure that the U.S. fuel market will be open to advanced and cellulosic...