CA SR88

Recognizes the 50th anniversary of modern biotechnology, which originated in California in the early 1970s with discoveries including recombinant DNA and genetic engineering

Commemorates the 20th anniversary of the California Biotechnology Foundation, a nonprofit established in 2006 to educate policymakers on biotechnology's value and impact

Highlights California's life science industry as supporting more than 1,000,000 jobs and generating hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity

Acknowledges major biotechnology breakthroughs including recombinant insulin, CRISPR gene-editing, CAR T-cell cancer therapies, and next-generation vaccines developed through California's research ecosystem

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the author for distribution