It’s that time of year! BIO is full steam ahead planning for BIO Digital 2021, the world’s largest virtual biotech partnering event. Hosted virtually June 10-11 and 14-17, BIO Digital 2021 will include an extended week of new critical education, partnerships, and enhanced opportunities to showcase…

It’s that time of year again—the holidays. And whether you’re celebrating Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanza, or another celebration there is usually some exchange of gifts and tokens of appreciation. Unfortunately, the holidays also bring an increase in plastic waste. And with an estimated 30% increase…

The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) recently released their annual survey on the global status of biotech crops in 2019 and it was good news all around. The survey, “Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops in 2019: Biotech Crops Drive Socio…

On December 5,  United Nations World Soil Day 2020 (#WorldSoilDay) and its campaign "Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity" aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management,…

Even in a global pandemic, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed: the need to get a flu shot. In fact, receiving a flu shot is more important than ever to avoid burdening the hospitals and health care professionals hard at work fighting Covid-19. Here’s why it’s important to be protected from the…

In early October, it was announced Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were being awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the CRISPR Cas-9 system, a simple yet powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene…

Do you have questions about GMOs? If you do, you’re not alone. Many people find that they need to visit multiple sources or decipher scientific jargon for complete, accurate answers. Our new video series will answer many of your questions in one place. It is an easy-to-understand collection of…

The nomination period is underway for the Buzz of BIO contest at the 2021 BIO CEO & Investor Digital Conference! Winners receive a  complimentary conference registration and company presentation as well as increased promotion to industry leaders and investors via BIO’s…

There is no doubt that the 2020 election will be monumental. Before Election Day could even get here, the early voting turnout surpassed 67 percent of the more than 136.5 million total ballots cast in 2016. Some analysts predict the election will draw the highest voter participation since the 1908…

Image During this past year we’ve heard from patient groups about how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the healthcare landscape for patients in the U.S.  We’ve learned about the struggles patients have had in accessing their medicines, securing doctors…