Highlights in Biotechnology
This week, BIO is leading a delegation of biopharma CEOs to China for meetings with members of the Chinese biotech community and government leaders. During their visit, Chinese patent examiners, U.S. patent examiners, and biotech patent experts are conducting a workshop to discuss several issues of importance to biotechnology patenting practices in China. These meetings will help lay a foundation for increased cooperation to help the biotech industry to flourish in China.
March 28, 2011
Since the first biotech crop was commercialized in 1996, many wonder why farmers are so enthusiastically adopting biotechnology (it’s more sustainable, more environmentally friendly and less costly), whether or not biotech crops are as safe as conventional crops (they are), and why foods derived from biotech crops don’t require special labels. As the use of agricultural biotechnology increases globally, people need information about food production that is truthful, so they can form opinions based on facts, not fear.
March 25, 2011
Five nations have come out in support of livestock cloning as one of many agricultural technologies that can help meet our growing demand for sustainable food production. Following intergovernmental meetings in Buenos Aires, representatives from the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, New Zealand and the United States signed a document in support of livestock cloning technology, and invited other governments to sign on as well.
March 21, 2011
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) announced today that Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health, will provide the keynote address at the Partnering for Global Health Forum 2011. The conference will be co-located with the BIO International Convention and will be held June 27, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
March 16, 2011
The latest Biofuels Digest/BIO Quarterly Business Outlook Survey shows that 85 percent of bioenergy industry executives are optimistic about both their organization’s and the industry’s prospects for growth.
March 15, 2011
This month, BIO is leading a delegation of biopharma CEOs to China for meetings with members of the Chinese biotech community and government leaders. The series of meetings between China’s local industry and government leaders and biotech CEOs will lay the foundation for increased cooperation to help biotech flourish in China.
Learn more at BIOtechNOW
March 10, 2011
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