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Farm Bill Energy Title Programs: Timeline of a Successful Policy Initiative
June 29, 2012

“Farm Bill Energy Title Programs: Timeline of a Successful Policy Initiative” is a visual...

Biotechnology’s Impact on Food Ingredients
May 18, 2012

Natural biological processes have been employed for food production for more than 8,000 years...

Integrating TSCA into Commercialization Plans for Renewable Chemicals
May 17, 2012

Renewable chemicals are emerging at a fast pace, paving the way for new, innovative, and...

BIO Appreciates the Administration’s Commitment to Building a 21st Century Bio-Based Economy
April 16, 2012
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Letters, Testimony & Comments

Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council Asks President Obama to Stay the Course on RFS
August 27 2012
We are writing to caution against granting a waiver for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). A number of groups and some governors seem to believe that the RFS is a substantial part of the equation when it comes to grain prices, and waiving the program this year or next will ease the impact of the drought on consumers. There is substantial evidence to the contrary.
BIO Testimony to House Agriculture Subcommittee on Farm Bill Energy Programs
May 21 2012
BIO Requests for FY 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Act
May 17 2011
BIO encourages Congress to support advanced biofuels and biobased products programs and initiatives during consideration of the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy & Water Appropriations bill. Industrial biotechnology is the key enabling technology that is causing a dramatic paradigm shift in the production of fuels and chemicals. By building modern biorefineries and using industrial biotechnology our nation could significantly reduce its dependence on foreign sources of oil.

Press Releases

2013 BIO World Congress to Feature Focus on Investment Opportunities in Clean Tech
June 12 2013
The 10th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology will host the Clean Tech Investor Sessions featuring innovative industrial biotechnology companies selected to present to an elite audience of investors and analysts. 
BIO Applauds Senate Passage of 2013 Farm Bill
June 11 2013
BIO applauded the Senate version of the Farm Bill, which includes robust mandatory funding for Energy Title programs and eligibility for renewable chemicals.
BIO, Coalition Thank Reps. Kaptur and Braley for Rural Energy Investment Act
June 6 2013
Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) and 11 original co-sponsors introduced the Rural Energy Investment Act, to provide robust mandatory funding and extend eligibility to renewable chemicals in Farm Bill renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
BIO’s World Congress on Industrial Biotech Celebrates 10th Anniversary
June 4 2013
The 2013 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology this June 16-19 in Montreal, Canada at the Palais des congrès de Montréal will mark the event’s 10th anniversary. 
TSCA Reform Will Encourage Innovation and Pollution Prevention, BIO Says
May 30 2013
The industrial biotech sector supports reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act that promotes innovation in renewable chemicals, which consumers can be confident are cleaner, healthier and safer.
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