On July 25, when the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the European Union’s highest court, issued its strict legal ruling on directed mutagenesis, stakeholders and observers in the industry, academic, science and government arenas responded with a combination of disappointment, shock and confusion. …

This week, Representative Comstock introduced the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018, also known as the SUCCESS Act, which seeks to advance the cause of greater diversity in innovation and patenting. [caption id="attachment_28810" align=…

On July 4th across the country people will be celebrating the United States of America’s independence and birth. Many celebrations will feature hot dogs, hamburgers and other types of meat. As the past is celebrated, however, the future of Independence Day cookouts may not be present in people’s…

Next week, MaxCyte CEO and Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Board Member Doug Doerfler will speak on a panel at the Capitol hosted by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF). The panel, taking place at 12:00 pm ET on Wednesday, May 9 in room SVC 201-00 at the…

DNA defines who we are. And like anything else, sometimes there are mistakes – mutations in genes that can cause life-lasting conditions. But what if broken genes could be repaired? How many patients could we help in the years ahead? This is the promise and possibility of human genome editing. …

There is a lot to be excited about in biotech right now as we are coming off the heels of a near record year for new drug approvals and many exciting, first in class breakthrough products making their way to patients. Taking a closer look at these transformative therapies in last year's FDA…

Last year Jerry Feitelson was accepted into BIO’s Start-up Stadium at the annual BIO International Convention. Armed with his six-minute pitch, the CEO and Co-founder of Agribody Technologies, Inc. (ATI) stood before the assembled judges and explained how his technology might one day help to save…

In a new report, Sen. Claire McCaskill, the ranking Democratic lawmaker on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, suggests that prices for medications prescribed most commonly under Medicare have experienced average annual increases of 12% during the last several years. The…

One of the leading voices at the intersection of cooking and nutrition is Monica Reinagel or, as active social media users might know her, @NutritionDiva. To kick off National Nutrition Month, Reinagel (a trained chef and nutritionist) wrote a piece about the promise of gene editing, or more…

As one of the many economies inspired by the 1980s Biotech Revolution, Taiwan has adapted to the growing demand for innovative and sustainable technologies. Since then, Taiwan’s biotech industry has grown to a total of over 1,000 biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry firms in 2015. With plans…