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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

Lyons Joins BIO As Food & Agriculture Specialist for Government Relations Team
Nov 17 2000
WASHINGTON (November 17, 2000)-The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today named Matthew D. Lyons director of government relations for food and...
EPA Report Finds Biotech Crops Have Little Impact On Monarch Butterflies
Oct 19 2000
WASHINGTON (October 19, 2000)-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reaffirmed Thursday that a review of all available scientific information indicates...
STATEMENT BY STEPHEN JOHNSON EPA DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR PESTICIDES REGARDING STARLINK CORN
Oct 19 2000
At the strong urging of the Environmental Protection Agency, Aventis is announcing today that they are canceling the registration of StarLink corn. This means...
BIO Urges Clinton, Congress to Drop Drug Reimportation Section of Ag Appropriations Bill
Oct 18 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 18, 2000) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President, Carl B. Feldbaum, today issued the following statement on the drug...
BIO Asks Federal Court For Rehearing On Double Patenting Issue
Oct 16 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 16, 2000) -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for a...
Report Details Biotechnology's Contributions On Baby-Boomer Health, Quality of Life
Oct 5 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 5, 2000) - A report released today documents that biotechnology drugs already on the market have a major impact on eight...
BIO Urges President To Sign H-1B Visa Bill
Oct 4 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 4, 2000) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today urged President Clinton to sign the American Competitiveness in the 21st...
BIO Applauds Court Ruling On FDA Biotech Policy
Oct 4 2000
WASHINGTON (October 4, 2000) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today applauded the summary dismissal in federal court of a lawsuit challenging the...
Biotechnology Industry Reaffirms Commitment to Safety; Supports New Steps to Increase Public Understanding of Industry Products and Practices
Oct 3 2000
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 3, 2000) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today reaffirmed that safety is its members’ highest priority and announced...
BIO Letter to Congress on Drug Reimportation
Sep 29 2000
Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2000) Carl B. Feldbaum, President of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) issued the following letter to members of...


Biotechnology News

New clinical trial investigates APOKYN for treating debilitating morning akinesia in Parkinson’s disease patients
May 13, 2013

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US WorldMeds today announced the launch of a new clinical trial investigating APOKYN® as a rapid and reliable treatment for “morning...

Bay City Capital Expands Team With the Addition of David Beier, JD
May 13, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bay City Capital, a leading venture capital firm focused on early-stage to growth equity investments in the life sciences, today announced...

Health IT Accelerator Launching at University City Science Center
May 13, 2013

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University City Science Center is collaborating with the Canadian Consulate General to pilot a business accelerator for health...

Mediware Partnering With PSI to Validate Department of Defense Blood Donor and Transfusion Software
May 13, 2013

LENEXA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mediware Information Systems, Inc. announced that it has been chosen to provide blood donor and transfusion software validation services to...

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Chooses ViaValve™ Safety IV Catheter for Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, Albuquerque
May 13, 2013

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, has won a contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to supply...