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Industry Best Practices

How to Grow Jobs Through Biotech Industry Development

Jobs and salaries in this industry have substantially grown in the past ten years. To date, there are more than 47,000 bioscience companies and 1.4 million workers in the United States.

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.

State Legislative Best Practices in Support of Bioscience Industry Development
BIO Survey on Technology Transfer Shows Complexity of University-Industry Relationships

BIO released a survey on licensing trends between universities and companies.

Good Stewardship Practices Demonstrate Industry Commitment to Responsible Use of Technology
Bioethics - Facing the Future Responsibly

Letters, Testimony & Comments

Letter to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Regarding Proposed Specialty Pharmacy Rule
March 1 2012
February 22, 2012 Texas Health and Human Services Commission Attn: Stacey Johnston Policy Analyst Medicaid/Children’s Health...
FDA's Best Practices for Conducting and Reporting Pharmacoepidemiologic Safety Studies Using Electronic Healthcare Data Sets
April 18 2011
Re: Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0057: Best Practices for Conducting and Reporting Pharmacoepidemiologic Safety Studies Using Electronic...
Letter to Commissioner Seth Bradstreet, III, State of Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources commenting on the "Rule Requiring Use of Best Management Practices for Growing Crops to Minimize Cross Contamination"
December 14 2009
Comments on the “Rule Requiring Use of Best Management Practices for Growing Crops to Minimize Cross Contamination” Dear...
The Draft Guidance for Industry on Good Importer Practices
April 13 2009
Re: Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0675, OC 20091. Dear Sir/Madam: The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) thanks the Food and Drug...
FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Process Validation: General Principles and Practices; Availability
January 21 2009
Re: Docket No. FDA-2008-D-0559, Draft Guidance for Industry on Process Validation: General Principles and Practices; Availability...

Press Releases

Media Registration for the 2011 BIO International Convention Now Available Online
January 3 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, January 03, 2011) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that...
BIO Announces Initial Selection of Life Sciences Companies to Present at the 13th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference
December 13 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, December 13, 2010) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced the...
Media Registration for 13th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference Now Available Online
December 1 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, December 01, 2010) - Media registration is now available online for the 13th Annual...
Algae Companies to Discuss Potential for Biofuels, Biobased Products and Chemicals
May 6 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, May 6, 2010) - Industrial biotechnology companies are exploring algae as a potential...
BIO Launches Excellence Through Stewardship Program Initiative Introduces Best Practices for Quality Management of Plant Biotechnology Products
July 25 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2007) — The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today launched a new program,...
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