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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

Bioscience Industry Adds Jobs Over the Last Decade, Despite Economic Setbacks for the Nation
Jun 19 2012
Fifth biennial report by Battelle outlines 6.4% job growth in sector from 2001 to 2010,while overall economy recorded a 2.9% decline in jobs Industry...
Ten U.S. High School Students Win Biotechnology Research Competition
Jun 18 2012
Boston, Mass. (June 18, 2012) – Ten of the brightest young minds in biotech have won the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge. The winners will now...
Scientific American to Host BIO International Convention Super Session to Release 4th Annual Worldview Report and Scorecard Highlighting Emerging Markets
Jun 18 2012
  For Immediate Release BIO Contact: Tracy Cooley, APR T: 202-312-9274 E: tcooley@bio.org Scientific American/Nature Publishing Group Contact:...
BIO to Host 2nd Annual Teleconference on International Biotechnology Advancements
Jun 18 2012
Topic: Global Collaboration: Forging New Frontiers in Biotechnology What: The Biotechnology Industry Organization(BIO) will host a phone briefing...
USDA Under Secretary Dr. Catherine Woteki Will Preview Leadership Summit Discussion at BIO Convention Buzz Center
Jun 18 2012
  This BIO Buzz Center event will feature Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA’s Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics - U.S. Department...
New Report Finds Biotechnology Companies are Participating in 39% of All Projects in Development for New Medicines and Technologies for Neglected Diseases
Jun 18 2012
  The new report will be released today at the 2012 BIO International Convention in Boston, Mass.   Washington, DC (June 18, 2012) –...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Presented 2012 BIO Governor of the Year Award
Jun 14 2012
WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2012) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was presented...
Former Secretary of Health and Human Services to Lead Panel at 2012 BIO International Convention
Jun 14 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – (June 14, 2012) – Thought leaders of industry, education, and government will gather to discuss fostering and recruiting a more...
BIO Announces Dr. Michael Rosenblatt, Merck Chief Medical Officer, as Keynote Speaker for the BIO Convention in China
Jun 13 2012
Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2012) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization(BIO) announced today that Michael Rosenblatt, M.D., executive vice president and...
BIO Joins Group of Organizations Asking Congress to Ensure Policy Stability for Advanced Biofuels
Jun 12 2012
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today co-signed a letter to leaders of the House and Senate sent by nine biofuel trade associations,...


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...