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Small Business Early Stage Investment Program: Summary of Program

The summary explains the criteria for investment companies, the process by which investment companies would apply and the manner in which the equity financing provided by the SBA could used.

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.

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.

2007-2008 BIO Milestones

Today, the biotechnology industry is enjoying more success and influence than ever before. Our industry’s innovations continue to improve the lives of people worldwide, and the advancement of these innovations is supported by the work of BIO.

Milestones in 2006-2007

What happens in Washington influences biotechnology progress every bit as much as what happens on Wall Street or in the lab.

SBIR Fact Sheet

Letters, Testimony & Comments

Testimony in Support of Economic Development and Jobs for the Michigan Bioscience Industry
September 13 2011
Economic Development and Jobs for the Michigan Bioscience Industry Michigan House and Senate Standings Committee on the Biosciences...
Biotech Leader Provides Testimony at Congressional Hearing on SBIR/STTR Renewal
April 7 2011
Hearing Testimony Scott Koenig, M.D., PH.D. Before the House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Good morning Chairman...
The American Research and Competitiveness Act: BIO supports the Research and Development Tax Credit
March 24 2011
On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and its more than 1,100 member companies, academic institutions, state...
Comments, National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers and Reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Standards-Related Foreign Trade Barriers
November 1 2009
  Dear Ms. Blue: The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is submitting this letter in response to the request by the...
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities: FASB issues amendments to FIN46(R)
November 15 2008
BIO urges that changes to FIN46(R) accurately reflect the underlying economics of collaborations.
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Press Releases

Ken Lisaius Named BIO's Vice President of Communications
January 23 2013
Washington, D.C. (January 23, 2013) –  The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced that Ken...
TREAT Act Offers Renewed Hope for Patients
February 15 2012
Washington, DC (February 15, 2012) – Today, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) praised Sen. Kay...
BIO Applauds Congress for Reauthorizing SBIR/STTR Programs
December 16 2011
Washington, DC (December 16, 2011) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) praises the House and Senate...
BIO Applauds House and Senate for Reaching Deal on SBIR Reauthorization
December 13 2011
Washington, DC (December 13, 2011) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today praises the House and...
BIO Announces Presenting Companies for 14th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference
November 22 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 22, 2011) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced the initial...
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