BIO Congratulates Dr. Norman Borlaug on Receipt of Congressional Gold Medal.WASHINGTON -- Jim Greenwood, president and chief executive officer (CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ) of the Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
"Dr. Norman Borlaug Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25 1914) is an American agricultural scientist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the Green Revolution.[1] has spent more than half a century tirelessly working to ensure there is enough safe and nutritious food for the world's population. The biotechnology community applauds his lifetime of unprecedented achievements and efforts to improve agricultural productivity Agricultural productivity is measured as the ratio of agricultural inputs to agricultural outputs. While individual products are usually measured by weight, their varying densities make measuring overall agricultural output difficult. in the developing world, which have saved billions from starvation. "BIO is pleased that the U.S. Congress has bestowed the Congressional Gold Medal - this country's highest civilian honor - on Dr. Borlaug. His extraordinary contributions to the global community exemplify humanitarianism hu·man·i·tar·i·an·ism n. 1. Concern for human welfare, especially as manifested through philanthropy. 2. The belief that the sole moral obligation of humankind is the improvement of human welfare. 3. . BIO and its members thank Dr. Borlaug for a lifetime of leadership in implementing new agricultural practices, including plant biotechnology, to improve the lives and health of billions. Dr. Borlaug has long been a strong champion of agricultural biotechnology, and has a clear vision for how this technology is extending the Green Revolution, and can help alleviate hunger in the developing world." About BIO BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies Top 100 Biotechnology Companies The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. The first nine companies qualify for the list of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies. , academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and 31 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the annual BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry. Upcoming BIO Events BIO Mid-America VentureForum 2007 Sept. 24-26, 2007 Milwaukee, Wisc. BIO InvestorForum 2007 Oct. 9-11, 2007 San Francisco, Calif. Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy Nov. 14-17, 2007 Honolulu, Hawaii |
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