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BIO Thanks USDA for Commitment to Building Renewable Fuel Infrastructure

Jun 1 2015
BIO  thanks Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for making available grants to states that invest in expanding infrastructure for biofuels.

EPA’s Proposed RFS Rules Continue to Undercut Advanced Biofuels, BIO Says

May 29 2015
EPA has again proposed rules for the Renewable Fuel Standard that will continue to chill investment in the advanced biofuel sector and increase climate changing emissions.

BIO 2015 to Host an Evening Keynote with Wynton Marsalis

May 27 2015
Leading Jazz Musician to share his insights about the correlation between artists and entrepreneurs at the 2015 BIO International Convention

North Carolina Governor McCrory Signs Bill Ensuring Patient Access to Interchangeable Biologic Medicines

May 22 2015
BIO & NCBIO commend Governor Pat McCrory for signing critical legislation to create a pathway for the substitution of interchangeable biologic medicines.

BIO Applauds Energy and Commerce Committee for Approving 21st Century Cures Act

May 21 2015
Biotechnology Industry Organization praises the Energy and Commerce Committee for approving the 21st Century Cures Act

BIO Applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for Passage of the American Research and Competitiveness Act

May 21 2015
By making this tax credit permanent, companies conducting their development programs will be able to estimate their tax liability and will not be burdened by the constant uncertainty regarding whether or not the R&D Tax Credit will be extended.

EPA Should Reissue the 2014 RFS Proposal Consistent with the Statute, BIO Says

May 19 2015
It is imperative that the Environmental Protection Agency gets the administration of the annual Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) renewable volume obligations (RVOs) back on track, BIO wrote today.

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

May 19 2015
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) named Solazyme CEO and co-founder Jonathan S. Wolfson as the recipient of its 2015 George Washington Carver Award for innovation in industrial biotechnology. Wolfson will receive the award and give a brief talk at the upcoming BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in July in Montreal, Canada. 

BIO and Aon Join Forces to Offer Members Executive Liability Protection through BIO Business Solutions

May 13 2015

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Washington Governor Inslee Signs Bill Ensuring Patient Access to Interchangeable Biologic Medicines

May 13 2015
Governor Inslee signed Senate Bill 5935 into law on Monday. The Washington Senate passed the legislation in April with a vote of 47-1, preceded by a vote of 96-1 on the same bill in the House.