--- title: Bio Leadership Summit | Resources --- # Resources BLISS aims to convene action-oriented leaders across the diverse sectors that biotechnology impacts. Therefore, we understand that not every attendee will have experience or expertise in core biotechnology principles and applications. This page provides such guests with resources on key principles of biotechnology and insight into current policy and strategic debates.   ## Topics Covered - Key Biology Concepts - Biotechnology Overview - U.S. Biotechnology Policy and Strategy - Resources from the Event Organizers ## Key Biology Concepts  *Essential biological and technical concepts for understanding biotechnology:* - [A Brief Guide to Genomics](https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/A-Brief-Guide-to-Genomics) - [DNA Sequencing](https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/DNA-Sequencing-Fact-Sheet) - [DNA Sequencing Costs](https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/DNA-Sequencing-Costs-Data) - [What is CRISPR?](https://innovativegenomics.org/what-is-crispr) - [AI and Biotech](https://www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NSCEB_AIxBio_WP2_Examples.pdf) ## **Biotechnology Overview**  *Basic overview of the biotechnology industry:* - [What is Biotechnology?](https://biotech.seas.upenn.edu/what-is-biotechnology/) - [What is Synthetic Biology?](https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/policy-issues/Synthetic-Biology) - [The Bioeconomy](https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46881) - [Bioindustrial Manufacturing ](https://www.biomade.org/bioindustrial-manufacturing) ##  U.S. Biotechnology Policy and Strategy  *Government strategies, regulations, and policy frameworks: * - [2022 National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/National-Biodefense-Strategy-and-Implementation-Plan-Final.pdf) - [National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) Final Report](https://www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NSCEB-%E2%80%93-Full-Report-%E2%80%93-Sep-30-.25.pdf) - NSCEB’s [Creating Clear Regulatory Pathways for Biotechnology”](https://www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NSCEB-Future-of-Regs-Overview-FINAL.pdf) - NCSEB’s [“Playbook for Accelerating American Innovation”](https://www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/NSCEB-Future-of-Science-Nov-2025.pdf) - [U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission 2025 Report](https://www.uscc.gov/annual-report/2025-annual-report-congress) -  [NSCEB’s Future of U.S.-China Biotechnology Competition](https://www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NSCEB-Future-of-U.S.-China-Biotech-Competition-Dec-2025.pdf)  ## **Resources from the Event Organizers **  *Recent work from the Bio-Strategies & Leadership Team at the Hoover Institution: * - [Securing Our Nation’s Biotic Future: Ten Investments to Make Today ](https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/BSL%20Policy%20Recommendations-%20December%202024.pdf) - [60 Minutes Covers iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) Competition](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teenage-students-lyme-disease-advancement-60-minutes/)  - [Boston Globe: U.S. Must Embrace A Winning Biotech Strategy](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/21/opinion/us-china-biotechnology-innovation-manufacturing/) - [February 2025 Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission](https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/Drew_Endy_Testimony.pdf)  - [June 2025 Testimony at the Joint Research & Technology and Energy Subcommittee Hearing for the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ](https://republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files/1/9/198577f6-9fd4-428a-a5f3-e2a5c1c11561/25E57D87341EAB20AF1EE55DF6B51607B0BBAA76784D971ED2CAD5709D16E526.drew-endy-written-statement.pdf)  - [October 2025 *Biosecurity Really *Report](https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/Moront_BiosecurityReally_web-251007.pdf)  - [2026 Stanford Emerging Technology Review](https://setr.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/2026-01/SETR2026_web-260109.pdf): Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology Chapter (Page 39) - [The Hill: China is Poised to Dominate Biotechnology in the 21st Century](https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5183610-china-is-poised-to-dominate-biotechnology-in-the-21st-century/)  - [Real Clear World: U.S. Biotech Future Is Now Made in China](https://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2025/10/08/us_biotech_future_is_now_made_in_china_1139591.html)