BIO.News Newsletter

We start the week with what you need to know about Silicon Valley Bank and BIO’s response. Plus, The Washington Post looks at how precision fermentation is shaking up the dairy industry. (572 words, 2 minutes, 51 seconds)

A jam-packed Friday as we look at what’s in President Biden’s budget and what 65 ag and biotech groups are saying about the biotech corn dispute with Mexico. Plus, tomorrow is the third anniversary of the COVID pandemic—and we have an exclusive look at what, if anything, we learned. (779 words, 3 minutes, 53 seconds)

Canada formally weighs in on Mexico’s biotech corn ban, and a hearing yesterday explored our biggest risk to IP (and how the COVID IP waiver makes it worse). (564 words, 2 minutes, 49 seconds)

Today, a House subcommittee will consider legislation that would ban the federal use of QALYs, and we review USDA’s new report on access to seeds. (622 words, 3 minutes, 6 seconds)P.S. Happy International Women's Day – check out and share our compilation of 25 women in biotech to know.

USTR takes action on Mexico’s planned ban on biotech corn, and the FDA grants Priority Review to a breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug. (657 words, 3 minutes, 17 seconds)

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board weighs in on the recent CMS announcement regarding coverage of breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs, and a new report on the rise in plastic pollution shows the need for biotech solutions. (643 words, 3 minutes, 12 seconds)

Yesterday’s Senate HELP Committee explained why we need to reform 340B. Plus, we have news about a new coalition (which includes BIO) to fight misinformation and how we can fight avian flu. (723 words, 3 minutes, 36 seconds)

More RSV vaccine news today—plus, how regulatory changes could save horseshoe crabs, reduce methane emissions, and advance biotech innovation. (634 words, 3 minutes, 10 seconds)

Happy March—and Women’s History Month. Today, we have news on Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults and Acceligen’s gene-edited pigs that are resistant to a deadly disease. (650 words, 3 minutes, 15 seconds)

The new season of the I am BIO Podcast is here, with an episode on the dismal pain pipeline and how we can advance needed therapeutics. Plus, we’re showing our stripes on Rare Disease Day in the U.S. and Europe. (690 words, 3 minutes, 27 seconds)