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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 applauds Rep. David Schweikert for Introducing Spread Pricing Liquidity Act
May 15 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanks Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) for introducing H.R. 1952, the Spread Pricing Liquidity Act...
BIO Commends Supreme Court's Support for Continued Biotech Innovation
May 14 2013
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2013) Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today issued the following statement...
BIO Statement on USDA Announcement that Further Analysis is Needed on Dicamba- and 2, 4-D-Resistant Plants
May 10 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today that the Agency plans to prepare two...
Key Senators Urge USDA, USTR to Address Ag Biotech Barriers with Trading Partners
May 9 2013
A letter sent to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis by 26 Senators urges continued attention by the U.S....
BIO to Use ViS Analytics to Streamline Pediatric Clinical Research
May 7 2013
Washington D.C., May 7, 2013 --The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the ViS Research Institute (ViS) announce a new initiative aimed...
BIO Urges Congress to Include Renewable Chemicals in Farm Bill Energy Title Programs
May 3 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today wrote leaders of the House and Senate Agricultural Committees urging reauthorization and mandatory...
BIO Shares U.S. Trade Representative's International Patent Concerns
May 2 2013
Washington, D.C. (May 2, 2013) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today expressed concern over specific foreign government's weak intellectual...
Ag Organizations Applaud Six Countries for Support of Ag Production Technologies
May 1 2013
Key members of the U.S. agricultural value chain have joined together to applaud the work of the United States and like-minded governments to promote the...
BIO Responds to House Energy & Commerce White Paper on Renewable Fuel Standard
Apr 30 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today submitted comments to the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Bipartisan Review of the...
BIO Urges FDA Approval of GE Salmon
Apr 29 2013
Technology Makes Better Nutrition Available in a Sustainable Way  Following a thorough and rigorous regulatory process spanning more than two decades...


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...