[ biotech news ] Missouri Governor Matt Blunt Honored With Significant National Biotech Award
Gov. Matt Blunt Honored With Significant National Biotech Award


ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Matt Blunt today received the
national Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) "Award for
Leadership Excellence" for his support of the biotechnology and life science
industries in Missouri.

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Blunt received the award from state and national biotechnology
leaders at
the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. The ceremony was held in
conjunction with the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council for
Plant
Biotechnology. The council is charged with assessing the state's
current
plant bioscience environment to determine how the state can best
capitalize on
its assets and emerge more fully as a world-class life sciences
leader.
"Governor Blunt has demonstrated significant leadership by
directing the
state's focus on a number of life science issues," said Kelly
Gillespie,
executive director of the Missouri Biotechnology Association
(MOBIO). MOBIO
is a statewide nonprofit trade association dedicated to development
and growth
of the Missouri biotechnology and biomedical industry and is the
recognized
state affiliate of BIO. "This award from the national organization
is
recognition of the great bioscience achievements being developed in
Missouri,
as well as recognition that this governor has committed to
protecting,
nurturing and encouraging this important economic sector which is
known for
creating high-quality, stable jobs."
"Governor Blunt understands the need to protect Missouri's
national
reputation as a science-friendly environment. Blunt's key leadership
appointments to the departments of agriculture and economic
development have
been applauded by industry observers. Missouri farmers are poised
to leverage
their production abilities with greater stewardship toward the
environment
than ever before. The advisory council is yet further evidence of
the
governor's vision to encourage ethical, sound-science based policy
directives," said Gillespie.
The Missouri Biotechnology Association (MOBIO) is a nonprofit
trade
association that serves all Missouri organizations interested in the
life
sciences. MOBIO is composed of a broad cross-section of companies,
institutions of higher education, research organizations and related
firms
involved in research, development and commercialization of the life
sciences,
plant sciences and animal sciences. MOBIO members promote economic
development in Missouri by supporting life science research and
practical
applications that benefit the general population.

MOBIO is the state affiliate of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).SOURCE Biotechnology Industry Organization

Web Site: www.bio.org

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