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President Biden Launches National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

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On September 12, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative “that will ensure we can make in the United States all that we invent in the United States.” supply chain that produces domestic fuels, chemicals, and materials. supply chains. .”

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OSTP Publishes RFIs on Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology and National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

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As reported in our September 13, 2022, blog item , on September 12, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to accelerate biotechnology innovation and grow America’s bioeconomy across multiple sectors in industries such as health, agriculture, and energy.

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White House OSTP Outlines Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Manufacturing

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Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing: Harnessing Research and Development to Further Societal Goals. government, as well as actions from the private sector; state, local, and Tribal governments; and international partners. The report states that bold goals for the U.S. The report states that bold goals for the U.S.

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Biden Administration Announces New Goals and Priorities to Advance Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

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Hutton As reported in our September 13, 2022, blog item , President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on September 12, 2022, creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative “that will ensure we can make in the United States all that we invent in the United States.” Bergeson and Carla N. innovators.

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OSTP Announces New Action Plan to Bolster, Expand, and Diversify the Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Workforce

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Hutton On June 27, 2023, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the release of a new action plan intended to “rapidly and equitably expand biotechnology and biomanufacturing education and job training programs in the United States.” Bergeson and Carla N. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S.

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USDA Celebrates Inaugural National Biobased Products Day, Announces 2022 Award Winners for BioPreferred® Program “Excellence in Procurement”

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the kickoff of the inaugural National Biobased Products Day and highlighted the accomplishments of people and organizations working to improve sustainability within the federal government. biotechnology and biomanufacturing.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

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USDA distributed seeds to farmers for free, encouraging growers to save and share seed and to experiment with any crop that could become economically important to US agriculture. The increased demand for agricultural exports generated by World War II, and with continued research breakthroughs, led to the mass acceptance of hybridized seed.