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International Program Spotlights the BRICs at the 2013 BIO International Convention
With one-third of all attendees international, the 2013 BIO International Convention will host a wide range of programming focused on new opportunities...
Farmers Increasingly Favor Biotech Crops
The ISAAA report, Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2012, says a record 17.3 million farmers in 28 countries are growing biotech crops on 420...

Press Releases

BIO Thanks USDA, Congratulates Fiberight and Partners on Forward Progress in Commercializing Advanced Biofuels
Jan 20 2012
Private companies continue to make progress in building advanced biofuel biorefineries. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today congratulates...
14th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference Introduces Fireside Chats with Industry Leaders
Jan 18 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 18, 2012) –The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced the addition of Fireside Chats with senior...
BIO Announces Fritz Bittenbender as the New Vice President, Alliance Development and State Government Relations
Jan 17 2012
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that Fritz Bittenbender has been hired to serve as Vice President, Alliance Development and...
BIO Urges Congress to Promptly Reauthorize PDUFA to Promote the Development of Innovative Therapies and Speed New Medicines to Patients
Jan 13 2012
Washington, DC (January 13, 2012)- Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement on the...
9th Annual BIO Asia International Conference to Feature New Deal Models and Discuss the Future of Innovation in Asia
Jan 12 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 12, 2012) - The BIO Asia International Conference will feature industry leaders discussing the future of the Asian...
BIO Supports Extension of Cellulosic Tax Credits, Inclusion of Algae
Dec 19 2011
Extension of cellulosic biofuel tax credits now and eligibility for algae biofuels are needed to help companies raise financing for first-of-a-kind...
BIO Applauds Congress for Reauthorizing SBIR/STTR Programs
Dec 16 2011
Washington, DC (December 16, 2011) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) praises the House and Senate for passage of Small Business...
Regulatory Process for Animal Biotechnology Safeguards Environment
Dec 15 2011
FDA:  GE salmon will not have significant impact on the environment Washington, D.C. (December 15, 2011) – The Senate Commerce, Science, and...
BIO Applauds Congress for Supporting Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels for Military Use
Dec 15 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 15, 2011) –  Biotechnology companies researching and developing advanced biofuels can help diversify the military’s...
BIO Asks Senate Committee to Target Tax Credits to Advanced Biofuel and Renewable Chemical Technologies That Will Create Jobs and Economic Growth
Dec 14 2011
Sustained, long-term tax policy is vital to emerging alternative energy technologies seeking to cross the valley of death to commercial scale, and should be...


Biotechnology News

Idera Announces Presentation at AAD Annual Meeting Demonstrating Toll-like Receptor Antagonists Normalize Expression of Inflammatory Genes in Psoriasis Model
March 2, 2013

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Idera presented new data showing that its selective Toll-like receptor antagonists normalized the gene expression of important cytokines...

Oral Apremilast Achieves Statistical Significance for the Primary Endpoint of PASI-75 in the First Phase III Study (ESTEEM 1) in Patients with Psoriasis
March 2, 2013

BOUDRY, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celgene International Sàrl, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today presented the results from ESTEEM 1, the Company...

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Positive Interim Results from Open-Label Study of ATX-101 in the Reduction of Unwanted Submental Fat (SMF) or “Double Chin”
March 2, 2013

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KYTH) today announced positive interim results from a Phase IIIb, multi-center, open-label...

‘Stop Runaway Drug Pricing’ Measure Qualifies for San Francisco Ballot, says the Committee on Fair Drug Pricing (a.k.a. FAIR)
March 1, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--‘Stop Runaway Drug Pricing’ Measure Qualifies for San Francisco Ballot, says Committee on Fair Drug Pricing (a.k.a. FAIR)-Coalition of...

Gilead Sciences to Present at the Cowen & Company 33rd Annual Health Care Conference on Monday, March 4
March 1, 2013

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that its corporate presentation will be webcast from the Cowen and Company 33rd...