{"id":23697,"date":"2014-12-10T03:18:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T01:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=23697"},"modified":"2014-12-09T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T12:32:51","slug":"bio-affiliates-highlight-growing-biorenewables-sector-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/bio-affiliates-highlight-growing-biorenewables-sector-california\/","title":{"rendered":"BIO and affiliates highlight the growing biorenewables sector in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2013, California\u2019s life science industry created almost $259 billion in economic activity for the state. The biorenewables sector was instrumental in generating this growth, creating high-paying jobs and attractive economic opportunities for investors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a recent release, BIO and its California state affiliates, BayBio and Biocom, highlighted how the biorenewbales sector have helped grow California\u2019s bioeconomy:<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia\u2019s flourishing industrial biotech sector makes the region an ideal location to hold discussions about the future of the biobased industry,\u201d said Brent Erickson, executive vice president for BIO\u2019s Industrial & Environmental Section. \u201cWith new startups and strong academic research programs, the industrial biotechnology sector has become an economic driver for the state. California is seen as a national leader in advanced biofuels technology, algae platforms and renewable chemical development.\u201d<\/p>\n

In evaluating the economic impact of biotechnology in the California, BayBio and Biocom found that the biorenewables industry in Northern California generated almost $1.8 billion in regional economic activity and supported almost 5,600 total jobs in 2013. The average wages in the sector exceed $40,000 per year across the region. In Southern California, the sector supported over 12,700 jobs and generated nearly $3 billion in economic activity. The average wages in the sector exceed $56,000 per year across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe return of this summit to San Diego is fitting given the large players in the space who are driving biorenewables in the region,\u201d said Joe Panetta, president and CEO of Biocom. \u201cThere is something to be said about the innovation taking place in San Diego that draws companies here for industry meetings, networking and collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs California is the birthplace of biotechnology, it\u2019s fitting to bring together the industry\u2019s leaders in San Diego,\u201d said BayBio President and CEO Gail Maderis. \u201cBiorenewables are one of the corner stones of California\u2019s life science innovation, and our researchers are leading the way in developing sustainable chemicals, more efficient processes and new materials.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking at this industry across the United States, BIO has projected that U.S.-based jobs for the biorenewables sector will rise from approximately 40,000 in 2011, which represents 3 to 4 percent of all chemical sales, to more than 237,000 by 2025. This employment level would represent approximately 20 percent of total chemical sales. Additionally, by 2017, the USDA-Nexant Renewable Chemicals Market Assessment predicts a potential value add of $775 million per year for renewable chemicals with capital investment of $2.4 billion. By 2022, the value added potential is estimated to rise to $3 billion per year with $6 billion capital.<\/p>\n

These issues and more will be highlighted during the Renewable Chemical Platforms and Advanced Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms Tracks at BIO\u2019s Pacific Rim Summit. Additionally the Monday, December 8, lunch plenary session, Innovative Technologies to Transform the Biobased Economy, will bring together industrial biotechnology thought leaders to discuss technology breakthroughs in renewable specialty chemical applications and biobased products. BIO\u2019s Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy<\/a> will be held December 7-9, 2014 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter.<\/p>\n

For more information about the conference, please visit http:\/\/www.bio.org\/pacrim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/p>\n

pacrim@bio.org<\/a> or
\nphone 202-962-9200<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2013, California\u2019s life science industry created almost $259 billion in economic activity for the state. The biorenewables sector was instrumental in generating this growth, creating high-paying jobs and attractive economic opportunities for investors. In a recent release, BIO and its California state affiliates, BayBio and Biocom, highlighted how the biorenewbales sector have helped grow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[],"supplier":[8787,23105,2194,2822],"class_list":["post-23697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","supplier-baybio","supplier-biocom-interrelations-gmbh","supplier-biotechnology-innovation-organization-bio","supplier-nexant-inc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23697\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23697"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=23697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}