Brazilian Industrial Biotechnology Association founded in Sao Paolo

In Brazil, the Brazilian Industrial Biotechnology Association (ABBI) was founded by Amyris, BASF, BioChemtex, BP, Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, Dow, DSM, DuPont, GranBio, Novozymes, Raízen and Rhodia. The new trade association aims to to promote a dialogue with stakeholders and policymakers to improve Brazil’s biotechnology regulations and update current legislation in light of technological advances of the last several years. ABBI also believes there is room for improvement in Brazil’s patent laws, particularly as they relate to biological products and processes.

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