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San Diego Interim Mayor Todd Gloria to Discuss Economic Development Initiatives that Support Growth of Local Biotech Industry

Nov 18 2013
San Diego Interim Mayor Todd Gloria to discuss regional growth and economic impact of biotech industry and the return of the BIO International Convention in 2014.

Puzzling Course Change Could Be a Body Blow for Advanced Biofuels, BIO Says

Nov 15 2013
The EPA's 2014 rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard turns the logic of the program on its head and jeopardizes the progress the industry has made in commercializing advanced biofuels.

Representative Scott Peters (CA-52) to Open BIO’s 2013 Pacific Rim Summit in San Diego

Nov 15 2013
Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), who represents an area of San Diego with a large cluster of biotechnology companies, will give opening remarks at BIO's Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology, being held in San Diego in early December.

Legislation Introduced To Notify Patients & Physicians of Changes to Prescriptions

Nov 13 2013
The Pennsylvania Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee approved Senate Bill 405, which would require a pharmacist to notify the patient and, within 72 hours, the patient’s physician of any biologic product substitution.

BIO Applauds Reps. Sean Duffy and John Carney for Introducing Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act

Nov 13 2013
The Bill will spur capital formation for small public companies

2013 BIO Convention in China to Provide Global Look at China’s Growing Biotech Sector

Nov 12 2013
Event brings Western and Chinese life science companies together for partnering and deal making

Advanced Drop-In Biofuels and Innovative Biorefinery Platforms Featured at BIO’s 2013 Pacific Rim Summit

Nov 8 2013
Advanced biofuels and biorefinery platforms for drop-in and aviation fuels are ready for commercialization. BIO's 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will feature presentations from executives in the advanced biofuel sector discussing research and development progress and financing challenges.  The event will be held in San Diego, December 8-11, 2013 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter.

BIO Applauds Senators Menendez and Toomey for Introducing the Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act

Nov 6 2013
Bill will encourage investment in growing innovative companies

Washington State Voters Rightly Reject Efforts to Confuse Consumers and Drive up Food Costs

Nov 6 2013
Initiative 522, the complicated and costly food labeling proposal, has been rejected by voters across Washington state.   

Leading Biofuel Groups Ask to Intervene in Latest Legal Challenge to Renewable Fuel Standard

Nov 4 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Growth Energy, and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to intervene in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) 2013 final rule, which is currently being challenged by Monroe Energy, the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).