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Rx Open Activated to Report on Status of Pharmacies in Oklahoma

May 24 2013
Rx Response elevates to Alert status to address potential impact from Moore tornado on supply chain.

BIO Issues Call for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotech and Bioenergy

May 21 2013
BIO invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals and abstracts for panels, individual papers and posters for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. 

BIO Welcomes EPA Proposed Rule on New RFS2 Pathways

May 21 2013
BIO welcomes the opportunity to comment on EPA's proposed amendments and clarifications to the Renewable Fuel Standard. BIO will work with EPA to finalize new pathways for advanced and cellulosic biofuels, which are needed to meet the goals of the RFS.

BIO Joins Coalition of Small Business Innovators

May 21 2013
CSBI encourages a tax code that promotes economic growth and creates jobs.

BIO Thanks Representatives for Energy Title Amendment to Farm Bill

May 16 2013
House Agriculture Committee Democrats, led by Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), offered an amendment to the Farm Bill that would provide mandatory funding to energy title programs.

BIO Praises House of Representatives for Passing H.R. 701

May 16 2013
H.R. 701 sets a deadline to complete rule-making on Regulation A reforms.

BIO Thanks Senate Agriculture Committee for Passing Farm Bill

May 15 2013
In a bipartisan vote, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee passed a Farm Bill that included robust mandatory funding for energy programs and eligibility for renewable chemicals.

BIO applauds Rep. David Schweikert for Introducing Spread Pricing Liquidity Act

May 15 2013
H.R. 1952 will stimulate trading for small public companies.

BIO Commends Supreme Court's Support for Continued Biotech Innovation

May 14 2013
BIO welcomes the unanimous Supreme Court decision in Bowman v. Monsanto, in which the Court confirms that biotechnology seed is entitled to the same protections as other inventions under the patent law.

BIO Statement on USDA Announcement that Further Analysis is Needed on Dicamba- and 2, 4-D-Resistant Plants

May 10 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today that the Agency plans to prepare two separate environmental impact statements (EIS) on crops genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicides known as 2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and Dicamba.