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Bill Gates: Innovation is Key to Helping Poor Farmers

“I’ve never been a farmer,” Bill Gates confessed at The Chicago Council’s Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security. “Until recently, I rarely set foot on a farm.”

BIO Announces Dr. Jörg Reinhardt as Keynote Speaker for BIO China International Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, April 19, 2011) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that Dr. Jörg Reinhardt, CEO of Bayer HealthCare, will provide the keynote address at the BIO China International Conference to be held October 12-13 in Shanghai, China. The event will bring together biotechnology and pharmaceutical leaders to explore business opportunities with life science companies in China.

Worldview: A Global Biotechnology Perspective

Scientific American will release the third annual Worldview: A Global Biotechnology Perspective at this year's BIO International Convention.

The Role of Intellectual Property in Global Health

BIO is committed to increased access to biologic medicines for patients throughout the world. 

The Future of Food Needs to Include Biotech Crops

You might have heard that the Prince of Wales, just days after hosting the Royal Wedding, paid us a visit here in Washington.  Prince Charles, a long-time organic food advocate and self-described environmentalist, was here to speak at a Washington Post symposium on the Future of Food.

Royal Skepticism Required

Prince Charles likes to talk about “sustainability” so much that he used a version of the word 32 times in his recent speech about farming at Georgetown University.

The Global Biotech Industry Comes to BIO

The world’s largest biotech hubs are busy planning their delegations’ visits to the  BIO International Convention  next month. The international program at the Convention will be one of the most robust to date, with International Case Studies, breakout sessions focused on globalization and Super Sessions focused on the emerging markets.

Scientific American’s Worldview 2011 Preview

Scientific American will release the third annual Worldview: A Global Biotechnology Perspective at this year’s BIO International Convention.

Scientific American Worldview 2011 Preview -- New this year: Three pioneers share keys to success for building biotech in emerging markets

Three biotech luminaries who have succeeded against all odds share their experiences building a biotech company from the ground up in Brazil, China and India.

World Health Day: The Global Impact of Vaccines

As we celebrate World Health Day today, it is an opportunity to remember that vaccines represent one of the most important global health investments.

A Meating of Minds: Five Nations Voice Support for Livestock Cloning

Fifteen years after Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell rather than an embryo, made headlines, the process of livestock cloning is increasingly gaining acceptance as a viable means of satisfying demand for sustainable food production.

IP: Imperative for Innovation

Patent systems can provide an advantage to society by rewarding the development of new inventions, promoting the advancement of technology and protecting the investor.  Patents often are the most important, and sometimes only, asset of a biotech company. Patents and related rights must be obtained in a timely and predictable manner and the ability to enforce those patents is critical.

Market Watch: Revamped Website Offers Agri-Biotech Product Info

Overhauled BIOTradeStatus lets users search for the latest information on hundreds of products.

New Heights: Report Shows Continued Growth of Biotech Crops

ISAAA data shows countries around the world have embraced agricultural biotechnology.

Innovation Wanted

Bringing biotechs into global health R&D.

Letters, Testimony & Comments

BIO Comments on Colombia Biologics and Biosimilars Regulations
February 22 2013
BIO commends the government of Colombia for taking steps towards developing regulatory requirements for the registry of medicines of...
2013 Special 301 Submission: BIO Provides Input on Biotech IP Challenges Around the Globe
February 8 2013
Biotechnology companies provide unique benefits to the United States and the world. In the health care sector alone, the industry has...
BIO Comments on INPI Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications
February 1 2013
BIO commends the INPI for their efforts to devise guidelines for examining biotechnology related inventions. Given the technological...
BIO Comments on ANVISA Public Consultation N°66/2012
February 1 2013
BIO respectfully submits both questions and comments for the National Health Surveillance Agency’s (ANVISA) consideration on the...
BIO Comments on India Guidelines for Examining Biotechnology Applications
January 18 2013
Given the importance of protections for basic biotechnology inventions to the survival of the biotechnology sector in India, BIO has...
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Press Releases

IFPMA, BIO and WADA Advance Anti-Doping Collaboration with the Launch of 2 Fields 1 Goal Campaign
July 23 2012
Groups Issue Booklet to Help Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies Identify Pipeline Medicines with Doping...
Scientific American to Host BIO International Convention Super Session to Release 4th Annual Worldview Report and Scorecard Highlighting Emerging Markets
June 6 2012
Washington, DC and New York, NY, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -The 4th Annual Scientific American Worldview Report and...
Orphan Diseases and the Future of BioPharma, the Focus of the 2012 Orphan Disease Forum
April 5 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C.(April 5, 2012)— Thought leaders from dozens of biotech and pharmaceutical corporations from...
BIO Encourages Swift Enactment of Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
October 5 2011
Washington, D.C. (October 5, 2011) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) welcomed the transmission of...
Civilian and Military Aviation Biofuels: Companies to Highlight New Technologies and Markets at BIO’s World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
April 28 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, April 28, 2011) - Biofuel research and development companies will present progress in...
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