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DOE’s Assistant Secretary Zoi Announces Funding of $24 million Research Groups

The Department of Energy's Assistant Secretary Cathy Zoi announced funding of $24 million for three research groups addressing key hurdles in commercialization of algae at the 2010 World Congress.

Battelle/BIO State Bioscience Initiatives 2010

The U.S. bioscience industry continued to score employment gains through 2008 - the first year of the recent economic downturn, according to a study released today by Battelle and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

Healing, Fueling, Feeding: How Biotechnology Is Enriching Your Life.

Biotechnology is all around us and is already a big part of our lives, providing breakthrough products and technologies to combat disease, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, and make useful products.

Bright Spot for Biotech: Golden State Leads in Jobs
Biofuels’ High Hurdle: The Commercialization Challenge

The “Valley of Death” — that sketchy period between when a startup settles on a technical approach and delivers a product to market — needn’t crush an early-stage biofuels business, say officers at three companies that are making that journey now.

Treasure Hunt: Seeking Biotech Investors

There may be no summer lovin’ for biotechs. By most accounts, investors will remain tightfisted with their cash for some time, opening up their wallets for only the most promising investments. In a sign of how devastating the global economic crisis has become for the industry, more than a third of the 344 public biotechs had less than six months cash on hand by the end of March 2009, according to Burrill & Company statistics. And the situation is probably even bleaker among smaller, private companies.

Touring CA Biotech Companies with Governor Howard Dean, MD
Bayh-Dole: BIO Study on the Economic Impact of Licensed Commercialized Inventions Originating in University Research

The study provides first-of-its-kind data on the importance of university/industry research and development partnerships to the U.S. economy.

Get the Scoop on the Presenting Companies for 8th Annual BIO Investor Forum
Debate Swirls Around SBIR Program
Health Reform Debate Heats Up and Slows Down

The health reform debate is heating up and, in at least one respect, slowing down a bit.

Fostering entrepreneurship in a difficult economic climate
Fernando Quesada Discusses Biotechnology in Mexico

Tracy Krughoff speaks with Fernando Quesada, executive director of the Biotechnology Center of Excellence Corporation, who is organizing Mexico’s participation in the BIO International Convention.

Plenary and Business Panels to Address Growing Challenges of Small Biotech Companies at the BIO Investor Forum
Guide to Biotechnology 2008

We have used the biological processes of microorganisms for 6,000 years to make useful food products, such as bread and cheese, and to preserve dairy products.

Letters, Testimony & Comments

The 10th Anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Jeffrey S. Hatfield, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vitae Pharmaceuticals
July 26 2012
Jeffrey S. Hatfield, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vitae Pharmaceuticals On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry...
BIO Supports the JOBS Act (H.R. 3606)
March 16 2012
Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell: On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and its more than 1...
Spurring Job Growth Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors
March 6 2012
William D. Waddill, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer OncoMed Pharmaceuticals highlights the importance of capital...
BIO Written Testimony: Spurring Job Growth Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors
December 1 2011
On December 1, BIO submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the importance of...
Driving Innovation and Job Growth Through the Life Sciences Industry
May 25 2011
Good morning Chairman Casey, Vice Chairman Brady, Ranking Member DeMint, Ranking Member Hinchey, Members of the Committee, ladies, and...
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Press Releases

BIO Praises SBA for Publishing Final Rule on SBIR/STTR Reauthorization
January 8 2013
WASHINGTON DC, January 8, 2013 -- BIO lauds the Administration and the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) for...
BIO Praises Introduction of the High Technology Small Business Research Incentives Act
September 25 2012
Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2012) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) applauds Sens. Robert...
Biotech Leader Provides Testimony at Congressional Hearing on Sarbanes-Oxley
July 26 2012
Washington, D.C. (July 26, 2012) – Today, the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled...
BIO Praises Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick on Introduction of Fostering Innovation Act
July 20 2012
Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2012) – Today, Representative Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced H.R. 6161, the...
Scientific American to Host BIO International Convention Super Session to Release 4th Annual Worldview Report and Scorecard Highlighting Emerging Markets
June 6 2012
Washington, DC and New York, NY, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -The 4th Annual Scientific American Worldview Report and...
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