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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 Strongly Opposes Compulsory Licensing Legislation
Sep 23 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 23, 1999) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) strongly opposed a bill introduced today by U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio),...
BIO Responds to Medicare Bill Introduced by Florida's Bilirakis
Sep 23 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 23, 1999) -- Carl B. Feldbaum,president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), today issued the following statement on the...
Boston Will Host BIO 2000 International Meeting
Sep 21 1999
"Biotech Works" Theme Will Attract 7,000 from Around the World WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 1999) Boston will get its first opportunity to host...
BIO Medicare Radio Ads Target Clinton on Martha's Vineyard
Aug 20 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 20, 1999) --The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has launched its second series of radio ads aimed at focusing President...
U.S. Experts Conducting Monarch Butterfly Field Research
Aug 12 1999
WASHINGTON (Aug. 12, 1999) -- An expert panel of university and independent researchers, entomologists and weed scientists is currently conducting studies to...
BIO Fears Bt Cotton Report in Nature Could Mislead Public, Farmers
Aug 5 1999
Washington, D.C. (August 4, 1999) -- In response to a study by University of Arizona entomologists appearing in the scientific correspondence of the Aug. 5...
House Approves Patent Reform Bill Boosting Medical Research
Aug 4 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 4, 1999) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today applauded the U.S. House for its overwhelming approval of a bill that...
BIO comments to the Health Care Financing Adminstration(HCFA) on the Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services Proposed Rule
Jul 30 1999
Health Care Financing AdministrationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: HCFA-1005_PP.O. Box 26688Baltimore, MD 21207-0488 Dear Sir or Madam:...
BIO Launches Radio Ads On Drug Benefits For Seniors
Jul 27 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 27, 1999) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) launched radio advertisements today to help focus Congress and the public on...
BIO Strengthens Food & Agriculture Section
Jul 20 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 20, 1999) Mike Phillips, formerly with the National Academy of Sciences, has joined the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) as...


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...