NIST includes biomanufacturing as an area of "critical national need" for 2010 TIP competition.

NIST clarifies that device development is not a focus of 2010 TIP competition.

This Report contains NVAC recommendations based on the Working Group’s findings and conclusions, and includes recommendations developed by the NVAC Adolescent Working Group. It takes into account public comments and extensive stakeholder input received. The overall goal of the Report is to ensure that all children and adolescents have access to all routinely recommended vaccinations without financial barriers.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Clinician Outreach and Community Activity (COCA) Conference Call July 27, 2010.

The National Vaccine Program was established in 1986 to achieve optimal prevention of infectious diseases through immunization and optimal prevention of adverse reactions to vaccines.

White House National Security Council - November 2009 National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats

May 2010 National Security Strategy from the White House

The environmental challenges of weed resistance are the same for biotech crops and conventional crops if farmers do not use herbicides as directed. Learn more about stewardship practices that help farmers better control weeds and how biotechnology is reducing the impact of pesticides on the environment.

BIO advocated for a provision in financial services reform that would ease regulatory burdens for small public biotechnology companies.

The 2009 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation recommended a permanent exemption for small companies from Section 404(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley. Additionally, they recommended that the SEC increase the public float threshold for being a small reporting company from having a public float of less than $75 million to less than $250 million.