Press Releases

March 29 2012

Sara Radcliffe, Executive Vice President of Health at the Biotechnology Industry Organization...

February 15 2012

The bill will modernize the FDA and accelerate patient access to cures and new treatments.

February 9 2012

BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement regarding the newly...

May 4 2011

BIO announces selection of Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) as Legislator of the Year for 2010 -...

May 4 2011

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today its selection of Representative...

May 4 2011

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today its selection of Congressman...

May 4 2010

A new report issued by the Biotechnology Industry Organization underscores how biotechnology...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

March 21 2013
BIO commends the Government of Peru for its endeavor to create a pathway for the approval of biological and biotechnological products. Peru is a growing market for biotechnology products and with the implementation of the US-Peru TPA, it promises to become an even bigger market.
February 22 2013
BIO commends the government of Colombia for taking steps towards developing regulatory requirements for the registry of medicines of biological origin. Many elements of the third draft appear to have addressed BIO's previous comments with respect to clarity of structure and definitions of terms, as well as expectations for data requirements.   
February 1 2013
BIO supports passage of Florida House Bill 365, which provides requirements for pharmacist to dispense substitute biological products that are determined to be interchangeable for prescribed biological product.
January 10 2013
In December 2012, Virginia House Delegate John M. O'Bannon, III introduced the Interchangeable biosimilar biological products bill (H.B. 1422). This proposed legislation seeks to permit pharmacists to dispense a biosimilar drug that has been licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as interchangeable with a prescribed biological product unless the prescriber indicates such substitution is not authorized or the patient insists on dispensing of the prescribed biological product.

Press Releases

April 17 2012
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) submitted comments yesterday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on three draft guidance documents on biosimilar products.
March 29 2012
Sara Radcliffe, Executive Vice President of Health at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), testified today on biosimilar user fees (BsUFA) and the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
February 15 2012
The bill will modernize the FDA and accelerate patient access to cures and new treatments.
February 9 2012
BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement regarding the newly released U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance for the review and approval of biosimilars.
May 4 2011
BIO announces selection of Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) as Legislator of the Year for 2010 - 2011.