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Biotechnology Solutions for Everyday Life

Biotechnology, the combination of biology and technology, includes biologic applications, diagnostic tools and businesses that improve everyday life by providing solutions to some of life's most vexing problems.

Everywhere You Look Biotechnology Touches Your Life

Has a member of your family been vaccinated against hepatitis B? Do you know someone who has diabetes? Has anyone in your family had heart disease?

Fact Sheet on Drug Importation

Rx Drug Importation Poses Immediate and Incalculable Risk to American Patients (Apr. 19, 2004)

Fact sheet on S. 54, the Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2003

In the early weeks of the 108th Congress, two Senate bills, S. 54 and S. 7, were introduced that embrace the "Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2003" (GAAP), formerly known in the 107th Congress as S. 812

Biotechnology's Impact on Diseases of the Elderly: A White Paper

As people age they walk a minefield of life-threatening and debilitating diseases.

Letters, Testimony & Comments

Electronic Submissions: BIO Comments on Providing Submissions in Electronic Format
February 19 2013
    The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) for the...
SMU: BIO Statement on Creating an Alternative Approval Pathway for Certain Drugs Intended to Address Unmet Medical Need
February 4 2013
  The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to provide...
Data Standards: BIO Comments on Development of Prioritized Therapeutic Data
January 22 2013
Dear Sir/Madam: The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to...
Unique Device Identification System Comments
November 7 2012
  Re:Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0090: Proposed Rule: Unique Device Identification System Dear Sir/Madam: The Biotechnology Industry...
REMS: BIO Comments on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Assessments: Social Science Methodologies to Assess Goals Related to Knowledge
July 6 2012
Dear Sir/Madam: The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) for the...
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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...
BIO Endorses “Declaration Against Doping in Sport"
June 28 2011
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today its endorsement of the “Joint Declaration on...
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, Other Advanced Biofuels Organizations Ask Administration for Renewed Focus on Next Generation Biofuel Technologies
October 21 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, October 21, 2010) - Federal biofuels policy should focus on helping companies...
New BIO Report Highlights Value of Biotechnology to Individuals and Society
May 4 2010
 WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 4, 2010) --  A new report issued by the Biotechnology Industry Organization...
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