Biotech Industry Showcases Stewardship Through ETS Program.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- As the BIO 2008 International Convention gets underway in San Diego this week, the Excellence Through Stewardship(SM) (ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services ) program takes a giant leap forward as the program is incorporated and begins operation as a separate Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
On June 16, the BIO Board of Directors finalized approval of the Articles of Incorporation The document that must be filed with an appropriate government agency, commonly the office of the Secretary of State, if the owners of a business want it to be given legal recognition as a corporation. and Bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an for the ETS program. Also on June 16, the ETS Board of Directors were named. They are: [TABLE OMITTED] "A strong federal regulatory system already oversees plant biotechnology," says Jane Stautz, Chair of the ETS Board of Directors. "But leaders within the ever-growing biotechnology industry feel that stewardship is an essential element in a partnership between government and the private sector." ETS comprises three main components: [TABLE OMITTED] "Through the guidance offered in the ETS program, industry groups are able to not only better comply with science-based regulations, but to also demonstrate responsible management and accountability with the added benefit of enhancing stakeholder and consumer confidence," says Stautz. Many companies already have quality management programs in place. But the ETS program is the first industry-coordinated effort to adopt and promote stewardship within the growing plant biotechnology sector. "We are proud of our Excellence Through Stewardship(SM)initiative and excited that the program is moving forward with many of our Food and Agriculture member companies ready to adopt these stewardship principles," says BIO President and 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. Jim Greenwood. "ETS helps reinforce our commitment to enhancing stewardship and quality management." For more information about the Excellence Through Stewardship(SM) program, visit www.ExcellenceThroughStewardship.org. About BIO BIO represents more than 1,200 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. Upcoming BIO Events
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Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
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Sept. 10-12, 2008
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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BIO Investor Forum 2008
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October 29-31, 2008
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San Francisco, CA
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BIO-Europe 2008
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November 17-19, 2008
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Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany
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