BIO staff recently traveled to Geneva to brief country missions and representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the science behind developing somatic cell genome editing medicine and its potential…

  Year after year, the BIO International Convention ends on a high note with a Super Session focused on the future of the biotechnology industry. And this year’s session certainly did not disappoint. New therapies and innovations were at the forefront of Nature…

We live in incredible times. AIDS is now largely treatable and preventable, cancer deaths are dropping, and gene therapy is advancing the war on disease. Innovation in the biotechnology industry is moving faster than ever before. Yet, much of our global population continues to lack access to…

Uncertainty breeds delay of innovation and volatility of markets. We are certainly seeing this play out amid these tense times between the U.S. and China, as both sides seem intent on ratcheting up aggressive trade practices. Day one at the BIO International Convention’s China Summit included Josh…

As the biotechnology industry becomes more global, companies must evaluate and adopt various cross-border strategic models to drive capital formation and growth. Reforms within China affecting the biomedical industry, such as the accelerated review and approval of drugs, and the expansion of the…

Our world faces daunting challenges as the world’s population approaches eight billion people, particularly a looming food crisis. But how can we feed this many mouths while not engaging in unsustainable farming practices that contribute more to climate change? Plant biologist Pamela Ronald…

Recently, BuildUp Dietitians, along with GMO Answers and Arctic Apples, convened a group of registered dietitians at the Sports, Cardiovascular, Wellness and Nutrition (SCAN) practice group symposium in Phoenix, AZ. We wanted to find out what dietitians in the health and wellness space thought…

The world’s crops face a wide array of threats, such as climate change, drought, turbulent weather, and disease. But disease, in particular, has the potential to wipe out a crop’s existence entirely. Sometimes it’s a new disease, and other times, a plant that was once resistant to a specific…

Globally, the biotechnology industry is recognized as an economic engine that provides high wage, high-skilled jobs across a broad range of occupations. There is an easily recognizable correlation between economies with pro-innovation policy frameworks and those achieving strong biotechnology…

BIO recently submitted its Special 301 Submission highlighting intellectual property (IP) challenges around the world.  In particular, BIO informed the United States Trade Representative (USTR) of the persistent problems BIO member companies face abroad including global…