Letters, Testimony & Comments

BIO submits letters, testimony, and comments to government and regulatory bodies throughout the United States and around the world.

Featured Letters, Testimony, & Comments

BIO Comments on Global Benchmark for Efficient…

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BIO Comments on Guarding U.S. Medicare Against…

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Letter From BIO President & CEO John F. Crowley…

Dear Mr. Thune, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Jeffries:As President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), as a father and entrepreneur whose family is here today because of biotech innovation, and on behalf of the more than…

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World Trade Organization: Comments on WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings Regarding Biotech Products

March 10, 2016

BIO's comments on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Proceedings Regarding Measures of the European Communities Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).

Presentation at the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Conference

March 10, 2016

Presentation at International Science Attachés Briefing

Animal Biotechnology: All About Animal Cloning

March 10, 2016

Cloning is the most recent evolution of selective assisted breeding in animal husbandry. Cloning animals is a reliable way of reproducing superior livestock genetics and ensuring herds are maintained at the highest quality possible.

Comments to the European Food Safety Authority

March 10, 2016

Implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment.

A Consumer Tool Kit Explaining Livestock Cloning - Points for Retailers to Provide to Consumers

March 10, 2016

Cloning is an assisted reproductive technique that produces an animal that is an identical twin of an existing animal.

BIO Statement: BIO Urges FDA Release of Risk Assessment on Animal Cloning

March 10, 2016

Letter to the dairy industry urging support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's release of the final risk assessment on animal cloning.

Cloning Recommendation before the National Organic Standards Board

March 10, 2016

Livestock clones and their progeny can be raised in accordance with the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), specifically 7 USC §6502 Definitions, §6504 National standards for organic production, and §6509 Animal production practices and materials.

China's Compliance with WTO Commitments

March 10, 2016

Comments concerning China's compliance with WTO commitments.

Federal Register Notice of 2010 TIP Competition: NIST issues notice of 2010 TIP competition

March 10, 2016

NIST includes biomanufacturing as an area of "critical national need" for 2010 TIP competition.

Amendment to Federal Register Notice: NIST issues amendments 2010 TIP competition

March 10, 2016

NIST clarifies that device development is not a focus of 2010 TIP competition.