Joseph Damond, Executive Vice President of International Affairs at BIO led a keynote discussion on the challenges and opportunities of biotechnology innovation within Brazil. The keynote was part ONE HEALTH Innovative Biotech Solutions: Building Brazil's Biotech Future,  that took place on…

Earlier this week BIO signed of a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation with the Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC). RDPAC is a non-profit organization located within the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI) and has a membership of 38 multi-national…

Breaking Buzz is BIO’s newest blog series that reaches across the globe to bring you an insider’s preview into the hottest international and partnering trends coming to San Diego for the BIO International Convention. To France, You Are Family Pierre Goffaux and his fellow Business France executive…

Global Biotech Week is a week-long string of activities and events across the globe that exemplifies the increasing global cooperation of International Council of Biotech Associations members and other actors in the biotech world. The week aims to raise awareness and foster dialogue among all…

Agricultural biotechnology is an important tool that can empower nations – big and small – to modernize their production agriculture systems. As part of today’s Food and Agriculture programming at the BIO International Convention, a panel of experts looked at the question:  How will the economic…

This week, the BIO International Convention kicks off in San Francisco. As BIO’s President and CEO, I’m proud to bring this annual event to the Bay Area and talk about biopharmaceutical’s advances in innovation and bringing cures to those afflicted with disease. Before the campaign season arrives,…

BIO is buzzing again but this time it’s not about a contest, it’s about the opening of BIO’s One-on-One Partnering™! It’s official. Partnering opened yesterday (April 7). Last year over 29,000 meetings were held over three days during the BIO Convention. This year there are more rooms and more days…

The final Super Session of the 2015 BIO International Convention today featured a panel of international luminaries who offered their perspective on the future of innovation. Moderated by television and radio journalist, David Brancaccio, host of Marketplace Morning Report, the panelists provided a…

Despite a difficult economic environment the past couple years, states across the country have found that a number of factors are key to attracting new bioscience industry and helping current bioscience companies thrive in their states. In particular, state initiatives that focus on capital…

Scientific research holds the key to unlocking creative and effective solutions for alleviating the burden of disease on the world’s populations. Developing countries, such as those in sub-Saharan Africa, are disproportionately encumbered by disease – many of which are endemic only to those…