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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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Press Releases
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BIO Response to Second Global COVID-19 Summit
May 12, 2022
The White House today hosted world leaders and key public and private sector partners at the second Global COVID-19 Summit, a virtual event. Following the conversation, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), made the…
BIO Statement on New PDUFA Package
May 4, 2022
The House Energy & Commerce Committee today unveiled a new package for the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). After the release, BIO’s Chief Science Officer, Cartier Esham, made the following remarks:  "For more than thirty years, the FDA user fee programs have shown tremendous…
BIO Statement on USTR Special 301 Report
April 29, 2022
 USTR this week released its 2022 Special 301 Report. BIO, after reviewing the report, released the following statement: We welcome USTR’s efforts to address IP-related concerns for U.S.-based biotech enterprises in China, especially concerning China’s coercive technology transfer policies,…
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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 Comments on FDA Guidance: Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Antibody-Drug Conjugates
May 9, 2022
On Monday, May 9th, BIO submitted comments in response to the FDA’s recent draft guidance on Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Antibody-Drug Conjugates. In the comments submitted, BIO acknowledged the challenge FDA faces in creating a regulatory guidance that is comprehensive yet adaptable,…
BIO Leads Letter on Need for Biostimulants Regulatory Clarity in Farm Bill
May 9, 2018
On behalf of the U.S. Biostimulant Coalition (USBC), the Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA), the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), and the Humic Products Trade Association, we are pleased language was adopted in the House Farm Bill…
BIO Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on Priorities for Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
May 4, 2022
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is the largest biotechnology trade association, representing approximately 1,000 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. Our…