Addressing Climate Change

There are more than 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in our oceans. The U.S. transportation sector leads all other sectors in greenhouse gas emissions. Diseases that thrive in hot weather are killing important staple crops. Our reliance on products derived from fossil fuels is harming our planet.

Climate change is real but through biotechnology, we can meet these challenges head-on by making the same reliable plastics, foods, and fuels with less environmental impact.

Biotech Solutions for Climate Report

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Press Releases

BIO Calls for Farm Bill 'Centered on Innovation'

November 15, 2022

The next farm bill offers an opportunity to examine innovation’s influence on the resiliency of our economy in the face of global challenges, BIO wrote in a statement for the record to the Senate Agriculture Committee's Nov. 15 hearing on energy and rural development programs in the 2023 farm bill,…

BIO Announces Beth Ellikidis as Vice President, Agriculture and Environment

November 14, 2022

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce that Beth Ellikidis has joined BIO as Vice President, Agriculture and Environment. In her role, Beth will lead the policy and market access strategies for BIO’s Agriculture and Environment section, which includes member…

BIO Announces 2022 Impact Awards

November 3, 2022

Awards Recognize Innovators in Agricultural, Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology The Biotechnology Innovation Organization today announced Dr. Annie Tsong, chief strategy & product officer at Amyris, as the winner of this year’s Rosalind Franklin Award for Leadership in…

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2019: USDA Announces SECURE Rule

To provide transparency to consumers, BIO advocates for the agency to require developers to notify them when new plants are brought to market,

2019: Executive Order to Modernize Biotech Framework

President Trump directs USDA, EPA, and FDA to align existing biotech regulations with actual risk and to grow pubic confidence in biotech to benefit our food, health, and planet.

2017: Trump Administration Establishes Rural Prosperity Task Force

The task force includes biotechnology as part of its recommendations to the government on how to strengthen rural economies.

2017: Obama Administration Updates Biotech Laws

To keep up with 21st-century innovations USDA and FDA begin updating definitions and enforcement of biotech plants and animals.

2012: National Bioeconomy Blueprint Unveiled

The blueprint is a comprehensive vision to strengthen America's economy through technology and science, and spotlights agricultural biotechnology.

Letters, Comments & Testimony

Coalition Letter in Support of McKalip & Taylor Nominations

November 29, 2022

A coalition of groups, including BIO and several of its member companies, wrote Senate leaders urging confirmation of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for USTR and Alexis Taylor as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at USDA.

Letter from BIO, along with 150+ health-focused organizations, to congressional leaders urging passage of the PASTEUR Act

November 16, 2022

Geno Testimony to Senate Agriculture Committee on Farm Bill

November 15, 2022

Addressing Climate Change

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