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Testimony of BIO President & CEO John F. Crowley…
Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished Members of the Committee:Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), which represents more than 1,000…
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BIO Statement on Vaccines and Autism
Phyllis Arthur, EVP, Health Policy and Programs, “Vaccines are one of the most important and effective innovations for the defense of public health. They have saved millions of lives and drastically reduced or eliminated deadly and debilitating…
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BIO's Comments to CDC’s Advisory Committee on…
Re: Docket No. CDC-2025-0454; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is appreciative of the opportunity to provide comments to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in…
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BIO Joins Letter Supporting Katherine Tai to Lead USTR
January 26, 2021
The undersigned food and agriculture trade associations respectfully urge confirmation of Katherine Tai to be U.S. Trade Representative. Our associations represent the vast majority of the food and agriculture sector accounting for roughly one…
BIO Letter to Biden Administration on Climate Crisis
January 25, 2021
On behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the nearly 1000 companies, universities, and biotech organizations we represent comprised of millions of scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs, congratulations on your historic…
BIO Comments on FDA’s Public Workshop on Implementation of the Integrated Assessment of Marketing Applications and Integrated Review Documentation
December 23, 2020
On Wednesday, December 23rd, BIO submitted comments on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s October 2020 public workshop titled, “New Drugs Regulatory Program Modernization: Implementation of the Integrated Assessment of Marketing…
BIO Submits Comments on Final EPA PIP rule
December 9, 2020
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) submits these comments in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) request for public input on proposed revisions to regulations related to the oversight of certain plant…
BIO Submits Testimony to Senate Hearing on Ag Research and Securing the Food Supply
December 3, 2020
Innovative breakthroughs can secure our nation’s food supply by reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout agricultural supply chains; strengthening producers’ resiliency to climate change while increasing production; and tackling hunger and…
BIO Comments on FDA Draft Guidance, Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment for Therapeutic Proteins
November 9, 2020
On November 9, BIO submitted comments on the FDA Draft Guidance, Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment for Therapeutic Proteins. In the comments, BIO thanks the FDA for the opportunity to submit comments but requests that the Guidance include a…
BIO Submits Comments on NMPA Draft Technical Guideline on Clinical Trials of Cellular Immunotherapy Products
November 2, 2020
On August 6, BIO submitted comments on the NMPA Draft Technical Guideline on Clinical Trials of Cellular Immunotherapy Products. In the comments, BIO thanks NMPA for the opportunity to submit comments but argues for a more robust commenting period…
Patient Reported Outcomes: BIO Comments on FDA Draft Guidance Principles for Selecting, Developing, Modifying, and Adapting Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Use in Medical Device Evaluation
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020 Re: Docket No. FDA–2020-D-1564: FDA Draft Guidance, Principles for Selecting, Developing, Modifying, and Adapting Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Use in Medical Device Evaluation. Dear Sir/Madam: The Biotechnology…
BIO Sends Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar Urging him to Release Pending Vaccine Clinical Trial Guidance
October 2, 2020
  On behalf of the scientists and researchers the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) represents, I am writing to request that you publicly release all new guidance developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning…
Right to Try: BIO Comments on Annual Summary Reporting Requirements Under the Right to Try Act, Proposed Rule
September 28, 2020
September 22, 2020 Re: Docket No. FDA-2019-N-5553: Annual Summary Reporting Requirements Under the Right to Try Act, Proposed Rule Dear Sir/Madam: The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or…