FUTURE BIOENGINEERED PRODUCTS

In 2016, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) asked a committee of experts "…to identify the kinds of products that may be produced with biotechnology in the next 10 years." The following year, they published a report, Preparing for the Future Products of Biotechnology, which recommended that the key federal agencies involved in the regulation of future biotechnology products (EPA, USDA, and FDA) increase scientific capabilities, tools, expertise, and horizon scanning in potential growth areas of biotechnology... Two years ago, The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) received support from the USDA to further develop a horizon scanning biotechnology database-that is, an index of new and emerging products and applications. The ELI database now contains over 300 biotechnology products. This ever-growing repository allows users to filter and search based on product categories, market status, and biotech components, among other criteria... An open timeline of..