Emerging Companies

BIO CEO & Investor Conference will be held February 13-14 in New York City.

NuPathe will be presenting at the upcoming BIO CEO & Investor Conference

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research will be presenting at the 14th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York on February 13-14, 2012

New Orleans shows the signs of a city reborn from the destruction brought on by Hurricane Katrina.  The changes in the city’s infrastructure and building projects have certainly been among them.  The city reached a  milestone its renaissance when the New Orleans BioInnovation Center (NOBIC) opened for business.

The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are continuously trying to improve efficiency in access to industry knowledge, innovation, and therapies.

Congress has the opportunity to help speed lifesaving cures and treatments to patients by removing burdens to innovation in our industry.

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.

The Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program Provides Critical Support to Small Biotech Companies Working on Promising Innovations

Where can you network and partner with 15,000+ industry leaders from 65 countries across the globe?

There are many reasons to be excited about financing early stage biotech companies. The BIO Investor Forum will assemble the most promising among promising discovery stage companies. 

In this global economy, nearly every competitor has access to big breakthroughs in technology and to the equipment and capital to produce standardized products, but those regions that possess the human capital, with its insights, competencies, and experience will have the competitive advantage.

Pete Pellerito discusses what is being done to provide the workforce for this broad and growing industry.

FasterCuresis a nonpartisan organization that works to improve the medical research system to speed up the time it takes to get important new medicines from discovery to patients.

Jack discusses her greatest accomplishments, advice for industry leaders, and the promise of biotech. Pulmatrix is a clinical trial stage biotech company based in Lexington, Mass.

Letters, Testimony & Comments

July 26 2012
Jeffrey S. Hatfield, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vitae Pharmaceuticals On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry...
March 16 2012
Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell: On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and its more than 1...
March 6 2012
William D. Waddill, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer OncoMed Pharmaceuticals highlights the importance of capital...
December 1 2011
On December 1, BIO submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the importance of...
May 25 2011
Good morning Chairman Casey, Vice Chairman Brady, Ranking Member DeMint, Ranking Member Hinchey, Members of the Committee, ladies, and...

Press Releases

January 8 2013
WASHINGTON DC, January 8, 2013 -- BIO lauds the Administration and the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) for...
September 25 2012
Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2012) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) applauds Sens. Robert...
July 26 2012
Washington, D.C. (July 26, 2012) – Today, the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled...
July 20 2012
Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2012) – Today, Representative Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced H.R. 6161, the...
June 6 2012
Washington, DC and New York, NY, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -The 4th Annual Scientific American Worldview Report and...