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BIO Applauds Farm Bill Progress, Calls for …
BIO commends the leaders and members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees on their persistence and dedication toward passing a new farm bill this year. The farm bill is vital policy that benefits all Americans, including nutrition programs…
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BIO Statement Re Updated GREET Model to Measure…
The following statement may be attributed to Beth Ellikidis, BIO's Vice President for Agriculture & Environment: “Today’s release of an updated methodology to qualify crop-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for federal tax credits is a…
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Admiral William McRaven to Keynote 2024 BIO…
Retired U.S. Navy (SEAL) Four-Star Admiral and the Former Chancellor of The University of Texas System, William McRaven, to Discuss Leadership, Global Events, and the National Security Importance of Biotechnology with BIO CEO, John Crowley …
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Patients, Scientists and Researchers Will Be Watching the State of the Union
February 4, 2020
Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union Address, Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, shared what he hopes President Trump will say to America’s patients counting on the development of new medicines and cures,…
Adopting foreign price controls “prevents investors from being able to invest, and inventors from being able to invent.”
February 3, 2020
In a new video, Alex Karnal, a life science investor and partner at Deerfield Management, shares why investing in new cures and treatments is personal, and he explains how President Trump’s plan to import foreign price controls would have an …
Biotech Leader Rachel King Urges President Trump to Reject Foreign Price Controls, Ensure U.S. Continues to Lead in Innovation
January 31, 2020
Rachel King is co-founder and CEO of GlycoMimetics, a biotech company based in Rockville, Maryland that is working hard to develop new treatments for patients with various diseases of the blood. In a new video, Mrs. King explains why President Trump…
Survey shows only 15% of executives and 14% of biotech board members are people of color.
January 29, 2020
WASHINGTON DC., January 30, 2020 – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released “Measuring Diversity in the Biotech Industry: Building an Inclusive Workforce,” the most comprehensive report on diversity and inclusion in the…
China Phase I Agreement Represents Important Step Towards Addressing Biotech Issues
January 15, 2020
Washington, D.C. (January 15, 2020) – BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement today regarding the signing of Phase One of the trade agreement with China: “Trade issues with China have long been a priority for BIO and…
Washington State’s Clean Fuels Program Takes to the Skies with Alaska Airlines
January 10, 2020
Today, the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Producers Group together with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC) issued the following statement commending Alaska Airlines’ support for including…
USMCA Is a Missed Opportunity to Create Positive Framework for Leading Sector of 21st Century American Economy
December 19, 2019
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released the following statement in response to House passage of the revised USMCA: “The revised USMCA was a huge missed opportunity to create a positive framework for a dynamic and leading…
EPA’s Latest Move Adds More Uncertainty in U.S. Renewable Fuel Policy
December 19, 2019
Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2019) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released the following statement in response to EPA finalizing rules on renewable volume obligations for 2020 and SRE reallocation: “Unfortunately, this…
Importation Scheme Will Jeopardize Patient Health, Do Little to Lower Drug Costs
December 18, 2019
Washington, DC (December 18, 2019) – Following the release of the Trump administration’s drug importation proposal, BIO’s President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement: “Patients deserve access to the medicines they need with…
Salmon Labeling Provision Likely to Confuse Consumers, Impede Innovation
December 17, 2019
Washington, D.C. (December 17, 2019) – A rider to the FY2020 Agriculture Appropriations Bill will direct the bioengineered AquAdvantage salmon to carry additional labeling to distinguish it from conventionally raised Atlantic salmon. This could be…
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