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Tag Archives: President Obama
The Presidential Inaugural: BIO Stands Ready to work with President Obama
Today we congratulate President Obama on his swearing-in as President of the United States. BIO looks forward to continuing to work with the president and his administration over the next four years to craft policies that will help create jobs, propel continued innovation, and increase our nation’s competitiveness in the global marketplace. The United States remains the world leader in biotechnology. Our nation’s biotechnology industry is comprised of scientists, entrepreneurs and large and small companies Read More >
The Presidential Inaugural: Looking Back at 30 Years of Biotech Policy Milestones
As President Barack Obama prepares for his second inauguration, we decided that it would be a good time to take a look back on some of the most important pieces of legislation enacted by past presidential administrations and Congress with the support of the biotechnology industry. From helping create jobs, to propelling continued innovation and promoting research to find cures for rare diseases, the following pieces of legislation from the past 30 years are some Read More >
Biofuels Producers ask President Obama to Stay the Course on the RFS
Earlier this month eight biofuel industry organizations formed the Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council to advocate for national policy advancing biofuel technology. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s Industrial and Environmental Section is a member along with Michael McAdams, Advanced Biofuels Association; Brooke Coleman, Advanced Ethanol Council; Mary Rosenthal, Algal Biomass Organization; Brian Jennings, American Coalition for Ethanol; Tom Buis, Growth Energy; Anne Steckel, National Biodiesel Board; and Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association. The group Read More >
National Bioeconomy Blueprint
Today, the White House released its National Bioeconomy Blueprint. The Blueprint defines the bioeconomy as, “economic activity that is fueled by research and innovation in the biological sciences” and identifies the bioeconomy as a priority for the Obama Administration. BIO provided input and submitted ideas to the Administration after it announced the development of the Blueprint last Fall. While the Administration has largely been focused on advancing innovation in areas such as electronic devices, social Read More >
Presidential Memo Expands Purchases of Biobased Products and Creates Jobs
This week President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum that challenges the federal government to substantially increase purchases of biobased products over the next two years, driving new job growth and innovation. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) already designates 64 categories of biobased products for federal procurement and this memorandum asks Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase the number of both designated categories of and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing by 50 Read More >
