Press Releases

BIO CEO Rachel King and Califf will discuss issues impacting FDA and the biotech communityWASHINGTON - (May 25, 2023) – Robert Califf, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, will be the keynote speaker on day three of the 2023 BIO…

BIO CEO Rachel King and Couric to Discuss How Standing Up for Science and Patients Are at the Heart of BiotechWASHINGTON - (May 16, 2023) – Katie Couric, award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and longtime cancer advocate…

Nominations are now open for two prestigious awards to honor today’s biotech heroes—innovators who are driving discoveries to strengthen agricultural, environmental and economic resiliency. Collectively known as the Biotechnology Innovation…

Groups urging need for revitalizing antimicrobial development call for passage of the bill this year  Today, five prominent national organizations — the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Infectious…

BIO’s Impact Ag & Environment Conference, Sept. 19-20, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., is an opportunity for companies and non-governmental organizations working across agriculture, bioprocessing, and climate adaptation/mitigation to connect and…

The Supreme Court ruled today that mifepristone will remain accessible during the appeals process of the April 7 Texas ruling that would have declared the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the drug invalid.  BIO interim…

BIO JOINS AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING COURT’S EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE FDA’S AUTHORITY TO BRING TREATMENTS AND CURES TO PATIENTS “We will continue to organize and mobilize America’s scientific community to challenge this unprecedented effort to undermine…

A federal judge in Texas rules this week to suspend the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. BIO interim President and CEO, Rachel King, released the following statement:  “The preliminary ruling by a federal judge in Texas is an assault on science…

Healthcare Ready, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and Wakefield Research release data Washington (March 30, 2023) -- The last several years have shown that preparing for a public health emergency is vital to protect the public, our…

Biotechnology companies are hard at work on the cutting-edge innovations we need, but those breakthroughs are at risk from current tax policy. The Biotechnology Innovation Organization, which represents more than 1,000 biotech companies, thanks…