Stewardship

In this global economy, nearly every competitor has access to big breakthroughs in technology and to the equipment and capital to produce standardized products, but those regions that possess the human capital, with its insights, competencies, and experience will have the competitive advantage.

Pete Pellerito discusses what is being done to provide the workforce for this broad and growing industry.

Society has tapped just a small fraction of the many potential uses and benefits of biotechnology.

Mankind's need to cure disease, combat hunger and discover new forms of energy has never been more urgent.

Moree discusses the Forum and the importance of partnering to improving the health of people in developing countries.

Scientific American will release the third annual Worldview: A Global Biotechnology Perspective at this year's BIO International Convention.

Learn more about the history of biotechnology.

The U.S. bioscience industry continued to score employment gains through 2008 - the first year of the recent economic downturn, according to a study released today by Battelle and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

Plant-made pharmaceuticals (PMPs) and plant-made industrial products (PMIPs) offer an innovative way to turn biotech plants into "factories" that can produce therapeutic proteins, enzymes, and other industrial compounds and proteins.

The agricultural biotechnology industry is committed to the safe and responsible use of its technology.

Today, field testing remains a vital tool to understand the value and performance of new biotech products.

Growers using biotechnology understand that strict adherence to regulations and the best industry practices are key not only to maintaining the use of current technology, but also to gaining the use of future traits.

Commercial seed production has evolved significantly since Gregor Mendel first bred a few peas in an Austrian monastery.

Letters, Testimony & Comments

January 24 2013
Biologics are complex medicines manufactured from living organisms. Unlike traditional “small molecule” drugs, biologics are...
October 4 2010
Dear Secretary Vilsack: For the past 15 years, agricultural products derived from modern biotechnology have provided significant...
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed regulations to implement...

Press Releases

June 6 2012
Washington, DC and New York, NY, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -The 4th Annual Scientific American Worldview Report and...
March 2 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 2, 2012) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that it has...
February 9 2012
Patient Safety Must Remain Top Priority Washington, D.C. (February 9, 2012) — Biotechnology Industry...
October 13 2011
Washington, D.C. (October 13, 2011) – Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood...
October 7 2011
Washington, D.C. (October 7, 2011) – In a case brought against USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection...