Patent Reform

March 11, 2011

The Patent Reform Act of 2011 would strengthen and improve our nation’s...

January 27, 2010

Danny Levine of the Burrill Report conducted a podcast with BIO President & CEO Jim...

February 1, 2008

Economists have long recognized that the development and spread of economic innovations are...

January 30, 2008

Certain groups are calling for serious overhaul of the nation‟s patent system.

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....
February 22 2013
BIO commends the government of Colombia for taking steps towards developing regulatory requirements for the registry of medicines of...
February 1 2013
BIO commends the INPI for their efforts to devise guidelines for examining biotechnology related inventions. Given the technological...
February 1 2013
BIO respectfully submits both questions and comments for the National Health Surveillance Agency’s (ANVISA) consideration on the...
March 26 2012
From BIO’s perspective, Supplemental Examination may have significant benefits, because patents that undergo this process are...

Press Releases

May 14 2013
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2013) Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)...
September 8 2011
Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2011) – Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim...
June 23 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, June 23, 2011) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim...
June 21 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, June 21, 2011) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood...
May 3 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, May 03, 2011) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today its...