Activity Description: BiOS - Biological Innovation for Open Society - is an initiative of CAMBIA (Can international, independent non-profit research institute for Open Source Biotechnology and Patent Informatics) to extend open source software and distributive innovation to applications of the life sciences to human and environmental well being.

The biological innovation that BiOS researches and develops includes: plant and animal breeding, crop husbandry and protection, agronomy, genetic and natural resource conservation, management and use, medical and public health interventions and environmental remedies.

Non-exclusive licensing agreements signed by participants will grant them proprietary ownership of the products they create, but will require that the techniques and components used to create these products be freely available to all members. This will result in more products, increased competition, smaller markets and faster improvements.