Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President of Biotechnology Innovation Organization's (BIO) Industrial and Environmental Section, was number 10 on Biofuels Digest's "Top 100 People in the Advanced Bioeconomy" for 2016. While honored to be recognized, Brent Erickson mentioned others listed alongside him in said article will be speaking or delivering presentations at upcoming 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology (April 17–20 in San Diego, CA).