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BIO/MBC testimony opposing Massachusetts House Bill 3012
November 19, 2003
The bill proposes a five year ban on open-air plantings of plant-made pharmaceuticals (Nov. 19, 2003).
BIO Comments on FDA's Statement of Work for the Evaluation of First Cycle Review Performance
November 17, 2003
Dear Sir/Madam: The following comments are provided by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). BIO represents more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations in all 50...
Comments on FDA's Draft Guidance
November 5, 2003
November 5, 2003 Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Docket No. 2003D-0380, Federal Register: September 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 172, pp. 52781-52782...
Comments on FDA's Draft Guidance For Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing
November 5, 2003
November 4, 2003 Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Docket No. 2003D-0382, Federal Register: September 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 172, pp. 52782-52783...
Letter from Sens. Olympia J. Snowe, Christopher S. Bond, Robert F. Bennett
November 4, 2003
To Hector Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Comments on FDA's Counterfeit Drug Task Force Interim Report
November 3, 2003
November 3rd, 2003 Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Docket No. 2003N-0361, Federal Register: August 26, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 165, p. 51270) Dear...
Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GMBH v. Dana Corporation
October 29, 2003
BIO Letter to the House Leadership supporting passage of H.R. 1561, the United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003
October 24, 2003
Dear House Leadership: On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), I urge you to seek prompt passage of H.R. 1561, the United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003. This legislation would assist in enhancing...
Letter from Sen. Edward Kennedy
October 21, 2003
To Hector Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
BIO Comments on FDA's Proposed Rule for Safety Reporting Requirements
October 13, 2003
October 13, 2003 Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Docket No. 00N-1484, Federal Register: March 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 50, Pages 12406-12497)...
Biotech Is More Than Wall St
September 25, 2003
Thanks very much. And thanks for giving me a good reason to come back to Texas. I love this state -mostly because it's built on energy. I don't mean oil. I mean entrepreneurial energy. If you've lived here a while, you may not feel how...
BIO Letter of Support for H.R. 2857, the Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003
September 17, 2003
The Honorable James Greenwood 2436 Rayburn House Office Building U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Anna Eshoo 205 Cannon House Office Building U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The...
Hatch-Waxman Amendments in Senate Bill S. 1 Penalize Biotechnology Companies
September 8, 2003
Earlier this year both the House and Senate passed their versions of a Medicare reform bill /1. Included in both the House and Senate bills are virtually identical amendments to the Hatch Waxman law intended to accelerate the entry of generic...
BIO/MBC testimony opposing Massachusetts House Bill 3565
August 27, 2003
Testimony of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC) and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Hearing of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture November 13, 2003 Regarding House Bill 3565...
Coalition Letter requesting Gov. Davis to veto CA Senate Bill 245
August 27, 2003
Dear Governor Davis: The below signed organizations are opposed to SB 245 (Sher) and respectfully request your veto of the bill. This proposal makes it unlawful to raise certain types of fish, including transgenic fish species, in waters of the...
BIO/MBC testimony opposing Massachusetts House Bill 3565
August 27, 2003
The bill proposes to establish a food biotechnology task force (Aug. 27, 2003).
Coalition Letter requesting Gov. Davis to veto CA Senate Bill 245
August 27, 2003
CA Senate Bill 245 would ban transgenic fish in the state (Aug. 27, 2003).
Letter to Gov. Davis opposing CA Senate Bill 245
August 27, 2003
CA Senate Bill 245 would ban transgenic fish in the state. (Aug. 27, 2003)
BIO's Comments regarding FDA's draft guidance
July 28, 2003
On Good Review Management Principles.
Letter to US House of Representatives opposing HR 2427
July 21, 2003