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Facts, Growth, and Opportunities in Industrial Biotechnology

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.

Principles for the Accounting of Biogenic Carbon in Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Standards

It is essential that biogenic carbon flows are assessed in a correct, transparent and consistent way in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and product carbon footprint (PCF) tools.

Algae: The Potential for Biobased Products

Oils produced by algae hold the potential for replacing fossil resources in many products. In fact, according to recent research, much of the petroleum and coal we drill for and use today was originally produced thousands of years ago by a species of green algae.

Healing, Fueling, Feeding: How Biotechnology Is Enriching Your Life.

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.

Growing and Strengthening the Biobased Chemicals Industry

Biorefining isn’t just for bio-ethanol. Biorefining can produce polyester, nylon, and amino acids just to name a few. In fact, one feedstock may produce many different products.

BioBytes: Industrial Enzymes

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

Biobased Chemicals and Products: A New Driver for Green Jobs

Biobased products can supplement or replace a wide variety of petroleum-based products, and the United States has a substantial potential competitive advantage in their manufacture.

Reflection and Renewal: A Bright Horizon

2009 brought many challenges for the biotechnology industry, but proposed legislation and technology improvements leave industry leaders optimistic about 2010.

Ready to Roll: EPA Issues Final Renewable Fuel Standard Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency this month issued final rules for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The biofuels industry now must step up production to meet the aggressive targets for producing cellulosic biofuels in the coming years.

Biotechnology for Pollution Prevention

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.

BioBytes 101 - What is biotechnology?

This video provides a basic overview of biotechnology and its many applications in our daily lives.

BioBytes 102 - What are biomaterials?

Learn how materials, such as plastic, are being developed from renewable resources like plants.

Corrine Young of Myriant Discusses Biobased Products
Roundtable: Update on the Renewable Fuel Standard
Patenting Trends and Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology

With these benefits increasing demand for industrial biotechnology products and processes, this study uses patent data, survey results, and technology and firm level data from emerging sectors of industrial biotechnology to paint a detailed picture of innovation in the field. 

Letters, Testimony & Comments

Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council Asks President Obama to Stay the Course on RFS
August 27 2012
Dear Mr. President, The drought impacting the United States has already caused millions of dollars in economic damages to rural America...
BIO Testimony to House Agriculture Subcommittee on Farm Bill Energy Programs
May 21 2012
Testimony of the Honorable James C. Greenwood President and CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization Subcommittee on Conservation,...
BIO Requests for FY 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Act
May 17 2011
Dear Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky: On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), I am writing to...
Job Creation: Biobased Products Seek Equal Tax Credits
December 1 2010
Dear Honorable Sander Levin and Honorable Dave Camp, We applaud your ongoing leadership on strengthening U.S. manufacturing and...
DOE: Loan Guarantee Program for Advanced Biofuels, Renewable Chemicals
September 20 2010
Dear President Obama: We are writing to ask for your support to provide additional guidance to the Department of Energy’s (DOE)...
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Press Releases

BIO Issues Call for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotech and Bioenergy
May 21 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural...
BIO Thanks Representatives for Energy Title Amendment to Farm Bill
May 16 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Reps. Timothy Walz (D-Minn.), Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), Ann...
BIO Thanks Senate Agriculture Committee for Passing Farm Bill
May 15 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)...
BIO Urges Congress to Include Renewable Chemicals in Farm Bill Energy Title Programs
May 3 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today wrote leaders of the House and Senate Agricultural Committees...
BIO Applauds MLP Parity Act; Thanks House and Senate Sponsors
April 25 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today applauded the introduction of the Master Limited Partnership...
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