BiotechnologyBy: Treston Wedding & Tyler McKay

Definition.Biotechnology - "Any technological

application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.”

Biotechnology in Nature and Engineering.Natural Biotechnologies – “Beneficial microorganisms

are the foundation of systems ranging from environmental remediation, agriculture, aquaculture, animal and human health. Natural Biotechnology was founded with the discovery of a proprietary natural process that allows common, "good" bacteria to overcome the limitations of short life spans, limited appetite and intolerance to climate that by necessity has limited their use in large scale application. This NON-genetically altered development allows common microbes, also known as pro-biotics, to provide dramatic results in systems where they are normally overwhelmed by their environment.”

Significant Officials in BiotechnologyForbes Magazine (1999) and Bio

World (1990) have named Dr. Langer as one of the 25 most important individuals in biotechnology in the world.

Steering Committee - The role of the steering committee is two-fold. Senior executives with diverse marketing, scientific, and business backgrounds serve on the Edison Steering Committee to monitor the development and successful launch of innovative products each year.

Steering Committee MembersSarah Miller CaldicottTom CosgroveHarry EpsteinDr. M. Krishna ErramilliCalvin HodockDr. Paul B. IsraelDr. Philip T. KreinDr. Robert S. LangerDeborah Adler Myers

Interesting Facts!researchers from MIT have developed a

biomaterial called Eak16 that can be implanted into the brain and used to grow nerves?

scientists have created a clone of a cloned bull?

Sources:http://edisonawards.com/Steering.php

http://www.bioportfolio.com/search/Important%20People%20In%20Korean%20Biotechnology/12

http://web.mit.edu/langerlab/langer.html

http://biology.about.com/library/bldyknowbiotech.htm