In a National Academies webinar, former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said, we as a nation have to consider that resiliency is just as important as efficiency. He was talking about the ways in which the coronavirus pandemic nearly broke the links in our food supply chain that were already…

As Congressional Democrats promote their climate crisis action plan, BIO is pointing to the role of biotech innovation in achieving the goals of cleaner air, healthier soils, improved human health, and a strengthened bioeconomy. The 547-page report released June 30 by the House Select Committee on…

Vaccines, from the Latin word vacca which means cow. Yes, cow! While many people know that the first-ever vaccine was for smallpox, a lot of people don’t know about the role cows had in developing that vaccine. A recent episode of NPR’s Planet Money podcast dug a little deeper into this history…

June 20 through 22 is celebrated as National Pollinator Week, and GMO Answers is marking the occasion by releasing a new resource page on GMOs and Pollinators.  We know people have a lot of questions about bees, butterflies, and other insects and how GMO crops have an impact on them, which is…

The decades-long practice of redlining in the US may be illegal now, but one of its lasting legacies has been environmental racism. Black and Brown people are negatively affected by poor air quality and more vulnerable to negative impacts of climate change. However, the biotech companies working…

Our new Biotechnology: Beyond Imagination feature highlights Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on oncology, including hematologic and solid tumors and in neuroscience. The company’s EVP of research and Development will appear on today’s BIO Digital panel session…

As BIO Digital kicks off today, we continue our BIO: Beyond Imagination series featuring the technology and scientific advancements of BIO member companies. Our newest post features SAB Biotherapeutics and its innovative approach for a potential COVID-19 treatment. Don’t miss SAB’s President and…

Our series, Biotechnology: Beyond Imagination, highlights the technology and scientific advancements of BIO Digital participating companies and BIO member companies. Our next feature looks at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company working on treatments for diseases that were once thought…

There is no silver bullet when it comes to solving for climate change, but there may be a standout focus in how we address it.  And it begins and ends with carbon. With Friday being World Environment Day, we are looking at how policies that drive the capture and utilization of carbon will lead to…

As we count down to BIO Digital, our BIO: Beyond Imagination series highlights the technology and scientific advancements of BIO Digital participating companies and BIO member companies. Today’s feature is Sanofi and its work to develop a potential vaccine for COVID-19. Beyond Imagination Member…