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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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Established Industry Leader Rachel King will Serve as BIO’s Interim Leader

October 10, 2022

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) – the world’s largest science and public advocacy organization, representing 1,000 members — announced today that Rachel King, co-founder and former CEO of GlycoMimetics, Inc., has agreed to…

BIO Announces Leadership Update

October 10, 2022

Today, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath informed the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Executive Committee that she is stepping down from her position as President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 11, 2022, and she has agreed to…

Implications and Consumer Price Impacts of Mexico's Biotech Corn Ban

October 3, 2022

Washington, D.C. (October 3, 2022) – Today, a coalition of leading food and agriculture industry stakeholders in both Mexico and the United States released a new study revealing the broad impacts of Mexico’s proposed ban on biotech corn. The report,…

Announcement of PDUFA Agreement in Congress Supports Biomedical Innovation, Helps Patients

September 22, 2022

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, released the following statement following the announcement that Congress reached an agreement on the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA): “For 30…

Biden's Executive Order to Advance Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing Prioritizes Science to Solve Global Challenges

September 12, 2022

Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president & CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing” Executive Order: “BIO welcomes…

BIO Calls for Actions to Bolster IRA's Climate Investments by Advancing Biotech

September 8, 2022

As the Biden Administration begins implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization today called on the administration to take additional steps to foster the development and deployment of pioneering…

With Plans to Build World-Class Event in 2023, BIO Cancels 2022 Impact Ag & Environment Conference

August 15, 2022

The Impact Ag & Environment Conference hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization has been canceled for 2022. BIO is shifting its focus to planning a must-attend conference in Raleigh, N.C., in September 2023.BIO had planned to host the…

Final reconciliation package a "disservice to patients and researchers"

August 7, 2022

Senate lawmakers today passed a sweeping, $740 billion reconciliation package after an all-night session. Following the vote, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), made the following…

Price Controls in Reconciliation Package A "Disservice to Millions of American Patients"

August 5, 2022

As Senate lawmakers look to finalize a budget reconciliation package this weekend, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement related to price controls…

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts to Headline BIO’s Impact Ag & Environment Conference in Omaha

July 21, 2022

BIO is hosting the Impact Ag & Environment Conference, in-person for the first time in three years, in Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19-21, 2022. Headlined by Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, the event will convene leaders across the bioeconomy whose…

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