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27 April 20169 September 2021

CO2 Can Be Part of the Solution

Interesting group of presentations focused on the use of sunlight and carbon capture at BIO’s World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

18 April 201614 April 2016

BIOWC16 Workshop: “Growing a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States”

Workshop open to all attendees at the 2016 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

11 April 20167 April 2016

9th Intl Conference on Bio-based Materials – Day 1

Policy and markets, bio-based building blocks and biorefineries

6 April 201623 March 2016

J. Craig Venter, Ph.D to Receive the 2016 BIO George Washington Carver Award

Dr. Venter has developed technology that enables sustainable economic growth through use of renewable resources

16 March 201617 March 2016

Get in touch with the whole value chain of the PHA platform

One of the most important and well established meeting points for the European Bio-based Economy

7 March 20164 March 2016

Stimulating Investment To Grow the Biobased Economy

The challenge our industry faces right now is to continue building investment in the biobased economy

4 March 20163 March 2016

Biosynthetic Technologies: Advancing a First-Commercial Renewable Chemical Project

Company Biosynthetic Technologies to be among the early potential beneficiaries

3 March 201625 February 2016

From Upstream to Downstream, the importance of the Value Chain

Plant Based Summit shows optimism surrounding the commercialisation of renewable chemicals

1 February 20169 September 2021

Combating Climate Change – Biotechnology Is In On It

Biotechnology contributes to three of five types of action that can be undertaken to build a new, climate-considering energy provision structure

19 January 201618 January 2016

Mehr Geld für Biotech aus Deutschland

Biotech-Unternehmen starten mit wachsender Zuversicht ins neue Jahr. Nun stehen neue Börsengänge aus der Branche an

11 January 20167 January 2016

Biotechnology Industry Organization changes name to Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Jim Greenwood: "We are better describing what our members do, who they are and how they think"

16 November 201513 November 2015

BIO Applauds Renewable Chemicals Act Bill

Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chris Coon (D-DE) and Al Franken have introduced a new bill, S. 2271 the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015

11 November 201511 November 2015

Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015

+++ Final programme released +++ Already 130 participants +++ Just 14 days left +++

28 August 201524 August 2015

Glucan Biorenewables: The Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Glucan Biorenewables is producing furan derivatives from biomass

11 August 201510 August 2015

Updates on Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass

Progress in commercialization/development of several renewable chemicals that were candidates under the US DOE’s 2004 Top Value Added Biomass-based Chemicals

7 August 20156 August 2015

Brazilian Biodiversity – Opportunities for innovation

New Brazilian biodiversity law implements measures that can change the current scenario of innovation originated from natural products

28 July 201527 July 2015

BIO World Congress closes in Montreal—and sets new record!

More than 1,200 industry leaders representing 725 companies

27 July 201524 July 2015

Algae and cow cells: BIO members using plants, animals in new ways

Algae and leaf-based oils for food and fuel, meat without slaughter, and healthy sugar are all part of the not-so-distant future

23 July 201522 July 2015

Biology, Catalysts, Electrocatalysis, Oh My!

BIO held a breakout session as part of the Renewable Chemicals Track

9 July 20158 July 2015

White House aims to modernize biotechnology regulatory process

On July 2, the White House issued a memo on modernizing the regulatory system for biotechnology products to heads of the U.S. EPA, USDA and U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2 July 20151 July 2015

USDA publishes rule for revamped Biorefinery Assistance Program

USDA’s Rural Business Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service has published an interim final rule for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program

23 June 201522 June 2015

The US Bioeconomy: $369B and 4 million jobs strong, says USDA

High-Impact report on the bioeconomy, changes to the BioPreferred program and to the Biorefinery Assistance Program; all in a day’s work for Vilsack & Co.

21 May 201520 May 2015

Solazyme CEO Jonathan S. Wolfson to receive the 2015 BIO George Washington Carver Award

Wolfson honored for his vision to take one of the smallest organisms in the world – microalgae – and use it to revolutionize some of the biggest industries in the world

19 May 201518 May 2015

LanzaTech CEO Holmgren selected to receive the 2015 BIO Rosalind Franklin Award

BIO is pleased to honor Dr. Holmgren for her accomplishments in the field of industrial biotechnology

12 May 201511 May 2015

BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology names Industrial Biotechnology its official journal

Collaborative relationship between BIO and the Journal to provide all readers with more value-added reporting on industrial biotechnology

11 May 20158 May 2015

10 Little-known ways biotech is working to improve everyday products

Presently, enzymes and micro-organisms to make biobased products in almost every sector

28 April 201527 April 2015

Earth Day 2015: How biotech has revolutionized farming and transformed the global Bioeconomy

Farmers in the developing world, just like those in the U.S., adopt GMO seeds

21 April 201520 April 2015

Canada’s growing biobased economy to be showcased at the 2015 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Montreal

Brent Erickson: “We look forward to bringing BIO’s World Congress back to Montreal, where Canadian and American industrial biotechnology companies have formed strong partnerships over the years.”

3 February 20152 February 2015

GM sugar beet has shown to save growers millions

Net margin increase of $122 per acre can be directly attributed to Roundup Ready sugar beet farmers

2 February 201530 January 2015

Report shows continued global growth in biotech crops

Findings corroborate earlier and consistent results from other annual global studies

12 January 20159 January 2015

Is corn really used in that?

Independent Expert Sarah Schultz highlights the use of GMOs in everyday products goes far beyond their commonly known role

9 January 20158 January 2015

Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

The company profile of Amyris

10 December 20149 December 2014

BIO and affiliates highlight the growing biorenewables sector in California

Brent Erickson: "California’s flourishing industrial biotech sector makes the region an ideal location to hold discussions about the future of the biobased industry."

27 October 201424 October 2014

Robust economic opportunities in the U.S. Biobased Economy

By Brent Erickson, EVP, The Biotechnology Industry Organization Head, Industrial & Environmental section

21 October 201420 October 2014

4 Minutes with…Ray W. Miller, Chief Business Officer, Verdezyne

The role in the Advanced Bioeconomy, the most important milestones and the focus in the next 12 month

17 October 201416 October 2014

BIO Investor Forum closing plenary:

How fragile is the biotech rally after five positive years?

13 October 201410 October 2014

The first-ever BIO Latin America Conference a major success

Conference drew more than 450 industry leaders, representing over 250 companies from 25 different countries

USDA report outlines opportunities in the emerging bioeconomy

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the USDA has released a comprehensive report entitled Why Biobased?

8 October 20146 October 2014

Is the next “Green Revolution” right around the corner?

“Modern supercrops will be a big help. But agriculture can’t be fixed by biotech alone.”

6 October 20142 October 2014

The BIO Rosalind Franklin Award for Leadership in Industrial Biotechnology

Honoring outstanding women in industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing

5 September 20144 September 2014

4 Minutes with… Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

Jim Lane smalltalking with Brent about his organization and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy

15 August 201414 August 2014

Buzz of BIO to recognize the most innovative companies at the 2014 BIO Investor Forum™

Ten biotechs will be nominated in each of two categories – Early Stage Entrepreneurs and Late Stage Leaders

5 August 20144 August 2014

DOE Biomass 2014 Conference highlights Renewable Chemicals

Growing the Future Bioeconomy, focusing on innovative technologies, financing strategies, and public policies needed to grow the bioeconomy

28 July 201426 July 2014

Grass Stains, Flip Flops, Water Fights… and Biotech!

Use of biotechnology sunscreens can eliminate some customer concerns and protect skin from a larger range of the UV spectrum

23 July 201423 July 2014

Report shows biotech crop varieties continue to be preferred by U.S. farmers

Adoption of GE soybeans, corn and cotton is at 90 percent or higher

22 July 201422 July 2014

Biobased companies take a closer look at sustainability

BIO highlighted for its sustainable-supply-chain initiative to effort creations of environmentally friendlier consumers products

10 July 20149 July 2014

New Supply Chain Sustainability Program for U.S. Crops

Field to Market metrics and benchmarks developed through a multi-stakeholder process to become an important platform

7 July 20145 July 2014

2014 BIO Convention Executive Perspective Panel – Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals

A Look into the Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals Forum at the 2014 BIO International Convention

30 June 201430 June 2014

BIO Provides Recommendations for Growing India’s Biotech Industry

New report shows: Efficient governance and regulatory systems in global standards needed for Indian companies to compete on the world markets

4 June 20149 September 2021

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