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BIO Statement Regarding Nomination of Robert F…

BIO President & CEO John F. Crowley released the following statement:“A healthy and prosperous society is vitally important to the American people and to the world. The public health, economic security and our national security are best served…

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BIO Released the Following Statement After…

“The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds today's announcement from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) expanding the scope of biotechnology exemptions for modified plants under 7 CFR part 340. This…

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BIO Statement on Lawsuit Over 340B Rebates

BIO strongly supports a manufacturer’s ability to use a 340B rebate as an appropriate option to make 340B pricing available to covered entities."Manufacturers should have the choice to effectuate 340B pricing in the manner they deem most efficient…

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BIO’s Brent Erickson in Biofuels Digest Top 10 People in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2016

February 11, 2016

Biofuels Digest, a top trade publication for the industrial biotech industry, recently published its list of the “Top 100 People in the Advanced Bioeconomy” for 2016. Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President of the Biotechnology…

BIO Opens Nominations for the Third Annual Rosalind Franklin Award

February 10, 2016

The Rosalind Franklin Award is given annually to an outstanding woman in the industrial biotechnology sector who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the biobased economy and biotech innovation. The Biotechnology Innovation…

BIO Applauds Advancement of Senate Innovation Initiative Legislation

February 10, 2016

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds the passage yesterday by the Senate Health Committee of legislative components of the bipartisan Innovation Initiative to accelerate the pace of medical advancement.

President’s Proposed 2017 Budget Poses Threat to Medical Innovation

February 9, 2016

Elements of the President’s budget proposal for 2017 directly threaten his Administration’s goal of curing cancer through advances in precision medicine

BIO Premieres New Ad Highlighting the Value of Biomedical Innovation

February 8, 2016

Ad Launches Campaign Spotlighting Benefits and Value of Medical Breakthroughs

BIO Releases First-Ever Industry Principles on Value of Biopharmaceuticals

February 3, 2016

Innovative biopharmaceutical industry focused on value, advocating for needed reforms

BIO Applauds House for Passing Legislation to Enhance Small Businesses’ Voice at the SEC

February 2, 2016

BIO applauds the House of Representatives for approving the SEC Small Business Advocate Act (H.R. 3784) and the Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act (H.R. 4168). These bills would enhance the role that small businesses play in the…

Nominations Now Open for the BIO George Washington Carver Award for Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology

February 1, 2016

The ninth annual George Washington Carver Award will recognize an individual who has made a significant contribution to building the biobased economy by applying industrial biotechnology to create sustainable and environmentally…

BIO Opens Registration for the 13th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in San Diego

January 26, 2016

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) opened registration today for the 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The conference will be held April 17-20, 2016 in San Diego, California.

BIO Applauds Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

January 21, 2016

Washington, D.C. (January 21, 2016) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds the Industry Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance, signed by 85 biopharmaceutical and diagnostic companies and released today at the World…

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