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BIO Applauds Senate Passage of 2013 Farm Bill
BIO applauded the Senate version of the Farm Bill, which includes robust mandatory funding for Energy Title programs and eligibility for renewable chemicals.
Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Review Of Isolated DNA Patents
The SCOTUS decision represents a departure from judicial and PTO precedent supporting patentability of DNA molecules. The decision could create business...

Press Releases

BIO Responds To Clinton, Blair Statement On Gene-Based Health-Care Research
Mar 14 2000
WASHINGTON, DC (March 14, 2000) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) issued the following response to the statement made today by President Bill...
BIO Testifies In Support Of Gene Therapy Trials
Mar 10 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2000) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) applauded the National Institutes of Health Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee...
Maine Price Controls Will Stifle Biotech Innovation
Mar 8 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 8, 2000) Nancy Myers, health care policy and reimbursement counsel of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), issued the...
BIO 2000 Science Presentations Feature Latest Research Breakthroughs
Mar 7 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 7, 2000) BIO 2000 in Boston, March 26-30, will feature four days of scientific presentations examining the latest research on a...
BIO Response to National Organic Standards
Mar 7 2000
(Dr. Val Giddings, vice president for food and agriculture for BIO, today issued the following statement regarding USDA’s proposed new national organic...
Dry Joins BIO As Director Of Communications
Mar 6 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2000) -- Lisa J. Dry has been named Director of Communications for the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). She will assume...
Texas Lawmaker Named BIO State Legislator of the Year
Mar 6 2000
Dallas, Texas (March 6, 2000) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has named Texas Rep. Brian McCall (R-Plano) as BIO State Legislator of the Year...
Environmental, Industrial and Agricultural Applications Of Biotechnology Featured At BIO 2000
Mar 1 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 1, 2000) In addition to health care, biotechnology's impact on the environment, industrial manufacturing and agriculture will be...
BIO 2000 Internet News Room Provides Up-To-The-Minute Conference Information
Feb 29 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 29, 2000) -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has placed on its website (www.bio.org) a BIO 2000 News Room to provide...
BIO 2000 Examines Advances In Genomics, Gene Therapy
Feb 25 2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 25, 2000) Genomics has captured the attention of Wall Street investors and the imagination of others worldwide as researchers near...


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...