Capital Formation

February 25, 2013

Recently BIO hosted the 15th annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference at the Waldorf Astoria...

February 12, 2013

From the 15th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New...

February 7, 2013

Fred Frank, formerly Vice Chairman of both Lehman Brothers Inc. and Peter J. Solomon Company,...

December 11, 2012

President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law on April 5,...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

July 26 2012
Jeffrey S. Hatfield, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vitae Pharmaceuticals, testified on behalf of BIO about the 10th anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
March 16 2012
On behalf of BIO and its more than 1,100 members, Jim Greenwood submitted a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in strong support of H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.
March 6 2012
William D. Waddill, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals highlights the importance of capital formation to encourage investment in the biotechnology industry and spur job growth across the country.
December 1 2011
On December 1, BIO submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the importance of implementing policies that will spur job growth through capital formation while protecting investors.  
April 7 2011
The House Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology held a hearing on The Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, a bill that would reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, which help fund small innovative companies on the brink of new technologies and discoveries.

Press Releases

June 13 2013
The SCOTUS decision represents a departure from judicial and PTO precedent supporting patentability of DNA molecules. The decision could create business uncertainty for a range of inventions.
June 6 2012
The report will be released at a Super Session, titled "International Leaders Share Their Worldview: Scientific American's Regional Bio-Innovation Scorecard."
April 5 2012
The Biotechnology Industry Organization expressed strong support for the signing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law today.
March 22 2012
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) applauds the Senate on the passage of H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.
December 6 2011
Washington, DC (December 6, 2011) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announces program topics planned for the BIO CEO & Investor Conference to be held February 13-14, 2012 at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City, NY.