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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Patents for Humanity
By David Kappos, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Originally Published on USPTO Director’s Forum Sweeping revolutions in technology continue to fundamentally redefine the way we connect with one another and interact with the world. Today, an entrepreneur can do business with a remote village across an ocean just as quickly as a student in Boston can video-conference with a professor in Beijing. Political rallies can be organized by the click of Read More >
Biobased Jobs, Grown and Made in America
Last week brought exciting announcements from President Obama calling for the federal government to substantially increase purchases of biobased products over the next two years, driving new job growth and innovation. The United States has the opportunity to leverage its leadership in biotechnology, agricultural productivity and manufacturing innovation to build a biobased economy. A biobased economy will continue to generate good jobs at home as the biobased product industry already employs more than 50,000 people Read More >
International Rare Disease Day: Join the Movement
By Nicole Boice, President and Founder, RARE Project Being diagnosed with any illness can be overwhelming. Imagine what it’s like, though, to be diagnosed with a disease that you’ve never heard of – maybe even one that your doctor has never seen before. Millions of people start this diagnostic odyssey on their own, with little or no support, no real direction, with feelings of isolation and fear. That’s exactly the situation in which millions of Read More >
Industry Outlook in Anticipation of the 2012 BIO International Convention
This month, BIO wrapped the 14th Annual CEO & Investor Conference in New York City at the Waldorf=Astoria. Hosted by BIO, the event drew more than 1,200 industry leaders, featured 140 company presentations and a record breaking 1,300+ one-on-one meetings between 225 companies. Taking the momentum from this meeting, we now look ahead to the 2012 BIO International Convention to be held June 18 – 21, 2012 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Read More >
Shoppers Already Have a Choice Regarding Biotech Foods
Food Chemical News (an Agra Informa publication) ran a thorough editorial in its February 17 edition on the biotech food labeling debate. In this piece, Gregory Conko, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, explains why it would be unnecessary to require special labeling for foods containing biotech ingredients: “Today, there are many thousands of affirmatively labeled, non-biotech foods available in stores as varied as Whole Foods Markets and Wal-Mart. “From just 2000 to Read More >
