Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Director Jonathan Male spoke on BETO’s role in the bioeconomy and crosscutting  opportunities with plant biotechnology at the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research 2015 Annual Symposium. The symposium, held from March 3–4, focused on speeding the transfer of plant-related biotechnologies from the research laboratory to the marketplace and expanding economic opportunities through university research and global networking.