Biotechnology Is Key To Sustainable Production of Biofuels, BIO Says.WASHINGTON -- Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
"Industrial biotechnology The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. Industrial biotechnology (known mainly in Europe as white biotechnology has greatly enhanced the efficiency of current biofuel bi·o·fuel n. Fuel such as methane produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass and treated municipal and industrial wastes. bi production and made it possible to produce advanced biofuels from a broader range of cellulosic feedstocks, including dedicated energy crops. 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. have developed enzymes that require less heat and increase the efficiency of biofuel production, significantly reducing greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions. These companies are also rapidly improving enzymes that will make cellulosic ethanol Cellulosic ethanol is a type of biofuel produced from lignocellulose, a structural material that comprises much of the mass of plants. It is composed mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. production cost-effective. "Rapid advances in industrial biotechnology are bringing next-generation biofuels closer to reality. Researchers are using life-science tools - including synthetic biology Synthetic biology has long been used to describe an approach to biology that attempts to integrate different areas of research in order to create a more holistic understanding of life. - to create novel microbes capable of converting renewable resources and cellulosic biomass into advanced biofuels, such as biobutanol and hydrocarbons. "With agricultural biotechnology, farmers can continue to increase yields of crops to meet the demands for food, feed and fuel. Over the past 10 years, agricultural biotechnology has helped U.S. farmers increase yields by 30 percent, a rate of yield increase that will be sufficient to meet the goals of the new renewable fuel standard. And agricultural biotechnology companies are researching energy crops that can be grown sustainably on marginal lands, both improving the soil and reducing competition with food and feed crops. "Additionally, farmers can reduce operating costs, prevent soil erosion, maintain soil fertility, and harvest crop residues as raw materials for advanced biofuels through adoption of no-till agriculture. In many cases no-till practices can even result in carbon sequestration sequestration In law, a writ authorizing a law-enforcement official to take into custody the property of a defendant in order to enforce a judgment or to preserve the property until a judgment is rendered. ." The recent BIO report, "Achieving Sustainable Production of Agricultural Biomass for Biorefinery Feedstock," outlines how farmers can produce, harvest and deliver sufficient feedstock to the growing biorefinery industry in an economically and environmentally sustainable way through increased use of no-till agriculture. The report is available at http://bio.org/ind/biofuel/SustainableBiomassReport.pdf. For more information about sustainable production of biofuels, climate change, and advanced biofuels, please visit the Advanced Biofuels and Climate Change Information Center at http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/. Erickson is speaking at the following session at WIREC 2008: Sustainable Development of Advanced Biofuels for the 21st Century Thurs. March 6 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM EST. Room 149B Washington Convention Center About BIO BIO represents more than 1,150 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. BIO also produces the annual 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 -- Partnering for Global Health March 10-12, 2008 Washington, D.C. -- BIO-Europe Spring April 7-9, 2008 Madrid, Spain -- BIO National Venture Conference April 22-23, 2008 Boston, Mass. -- World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing April 27-30, 2008 Chicago, Ill. -- 2008 BIO International Convention June 17-20, 2008 San Diego, Calif. |
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