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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.

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With Plans to Build World-Class Event in 2023, BIO Cancels 2022 Impact Ag & Environment Conference
August 15, 2022
The Impact Ag & Environment Conference hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization has been canceled for 2022. BIO is shifting its focus to planning a must-attend conference in Raleigh, N.C., in September 2023.   BIO had planned to host the first in-person BIO Impact Ag &…
Final reconciliation package a "disservice to patients and researchers"
August 7, 2022
Senate lawmakers today passed a sweeping, $740 billion reconciliation package after an all-night session. Following the vote, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), made the following statement: "Nothing we heard from the lengthy…
Price Controls in Reconciliation Package A "Disservice to Millions of American Patients"
August 5, 2022
As Senate lawmakers look to finalize a budget reconciliation package this weekend, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement related to price controls within the bill: "Mere hours after the White House…
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A Timeline of Modernizing Food and Farm Biotech Laws...

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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,
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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.
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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.
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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. 
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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
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BIO Applauds Senator Tom Tillis for Introducing the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act
August 2, 2022
On behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, I want to thank you for introducing the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act. This important legislation will bring much-needed and overdue clarity to Section 101 of the Patent Act. The existing uncertainty in the law has been a major impediment…
CSBA Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership on Negative Impacts of Democrats' Drug Pricing Proposal
July 29, 2022
The Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) is an alliance of independent, state and territory based, non-profit trade associations, each of which advocates for public policies that support responsible development and delivery of innovative life-enhancing and life-saving biotechnology…
BIO Statement for House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Hearing
July 15, 2022
BIO submitted a statement for the record to the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for the committee's hearing titled "Climate Smart From Farm to Fork: Building an Affordable and Resilient Food Supply Chain." BIO's statement supports adoption of innovative,…