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BIO Commends Supreme Court's Support for Continued Biotech Innovation
BIO welcomes the unanimous Supreme Court decision in Bowman v. Monsanto, in which the Court confirms that biotechnology seed is entitled to the same...
BIO Thanks Senate Agriculture Committee for Passing Farm Bill
In a bipartisan vote, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee passed a Farm Bill that included robust mandatory funding for energy...

Press Releases

BIO’s First TV Ad on the Air
Jan 18 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 14, 2000) A BIO-sponsored television ad will begin running Jan. 17 on cable and news talk shows throughout the Washington...
Biotech Drug Approvals Top 90 With Hundreds More In Late-Stage Clinical Trials
Jan 18 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 18, 2000) Another 22biotechnology drugs, vaccines and new indications for existing medicines were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...
Countdown to BIO 2000 Press Can Register Now!
Jan 11 2000
Washington, D.C. (January 11, 2000) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host its 14th International Biotechnology Meeting and Exhibition two...
Judah Folkman, Jurgen Drews Keynote Speakers Conference
Dec 20 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 20, 1999) -- Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered the process of tumor angiogenesis, and Dr. Jurgen Drews, former president of global...
BIO Puts Forth Gene Therapy Oversight Proposal
Dec 7 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 7, 1999) -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will present alternatives to proposed guidelines for reporting adverse patient...
The Passing of Bob Swanson
Dec 6 1999
(Carl Feldbaum, president of BIO, today issued the following statement upon the death of Bob Swanson, co-founder of Genentech): Washington, D.C. (December 6,...
Sound Evidence, Not Politics or Trade Discrimination Should Be Used to Assess Biotech Foods
Nov 24 1999
(Carl B. Feldbaum, president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, issued the following statement prior to the start of the World Trade Organization's...
Senate Declares January 2000 National Biotechnology Month
Nov 23 1999
See Senate Resolution 200 below WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 23, 1999) -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) applauds the U.S. Senate for its adoption of...
Biotech Gets Big Boost From Bills Enacted by Congress
Nov 22 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 22, 1999) -- Included in the 2000 budget legislation passed by Congress are three measures that give a major boost to the biotechnology...
Scientific and Food Safety Issues Statement (The Food and Drug Administration Public Meeting)
Nov 18 1999
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is pleased to be invited by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to participate on the Food Safety Panel for...