In all the Covid-19 chaos, one thing stood out to me as I scoured the aisles at my local grocer before self-isolating. The fruits and vegetables were completely stocked. Is nobody buying fresh food?  Even with the worst estimates saying we’ll be confined to our homes for as long as the…

Ranking Member Senator Debbie Stabenow did not mince her words in her opening statement to the Senate Committee on Agriculture's hearing on Ag Innovation and the Federal Biotechnology Regulatory Framework:  "Innovation is the foundation of American agriculture." The Senator from Michigan…

When Jack Bobo left his last company last April, he discovered that there was a lot of angst in the food world about how companies and products fit into the future of food. This led him to start working with food tech startups and big food brands to help them understand what the future of food…

March is marked each year as National Nutrition Month as a way to remind people that with all the fad diets, all the trends, all the quick-fix approaches to health, basic knowledge and awareness of nutrition is key to a healthy lifestyle. The month's theme, which is picked by the Academy of…

Since the beginning of time, production of any kind creates waste. From our gadgets, to our personal care, to our food, growth begets garbage. However, as the planet drowns in our own waste, researchers are finding new and creative ways to reuse our refuse. Some of the best biotech innovations on…

On Sunday, February 16th, we celebrate #InnovationDay.  In virtually every technology and industry, innovation is seen as a positive. Eco-friendly cars, personalized medicine, virtual reality, and smart appliances are seen as not only the wave of the future but as necessary to meet the…

Basically! Aramark, one of the leading food service businesses in the country, released a list of four foodie “megatrends” consumers can look forward to in 2020: plant-forward dishes, sustainability, superfoods, and global dishes. We happened to notice that biotech is a major player across all four…

Sea salt kale chips, bacon brussels sprouts, and buffalo cauliflower wings are under threat. Environmental activists will have you believe the biggest threat to our food system is pesticides. That’s not true, in fact, it’s insects—the very reason most pesticides are necessary. Insects are such a…

For nearly two decades, the BIO World Congress has served as a catalyst to the growth and evolution of the bioeconomy. From the conversations started in BIO One-on-One PartneringTM that have led to critical partnerships, to the emerging company presentations that spurred investment, the conference…

What says Super Bowl more than free flowing beer, and bottomless cheese dips? Oh, the delicious taste of GMOs. That’s right, G-M-O. More foods than we realize, including beer and cheese, owe their flavors and process to a natural or scientific form of genetic modification. In an article for Forbes…