Climate Change

Vigorous government support has played a key role in encouraging China’s development of a bio-based economy, especially in regard to biofuels. 

BIO released a white paper on the growth and jobs potential of green chemicals.

Recently introduced legislation could help the military become the technology leader in scaling up commercial production of sustainable biofuels, such as algae.

During today’s plenary lunch session at BIO's 2011 World Congress in Toronto, Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma gave a passionate keynote address and accepted the 2011 George Washington Carver Award for his company’s efforts to promote bio-based products over those relying on fossil-fuel resources.

BIO has named Feike Sijbesma as the recipient of its 2011 George Washington Carver Award for innovation in industrial biotechnology.

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.

Can the biotechnology industry feed a hungry world?

Drivers who are concerned about the environment are finding it's getting easier to use a biofuel that really is green.

The EPA released a State of the Science Report detailing how biotechnology is enabling the transition from petroleum to a biobased economy, making possible materials and products that are renewable, environmentally friendly, and widely available.

Letters, Testimony & Comments

May 23 2013
April 29, 2013 The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman Energy and Commerce Committee U.S. House of Representatives 2125 Rayburn House...
April 23 2013
  April 22, 2013 Air and Radiation Docket              ...
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
Comments of Biotechnology Industry Organization on EPA’s Science Advisory Board Deliberative Draft Report for Biogenic Carbon...
October 31 2011
BEFORE THE CLEAN AIR ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHEAST STATES   Comments of Biotechnology Industry Organization on Economic...

Press Releases

May 21 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural...
April 18 2013
Chemical Engineering Professor at University of California, Berkeley Honored for Innovation in Industrial...
April 9 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) 10th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology will feature...
March 7 2013
BIO announces breakout session program for 2013 World Congress Global biofuel and renewable chemical company...
February 26 2013
On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued long-awaited approval for new feedstocks and biofuel...