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BIO Statement on Veto of Prescription Drug…
Patrick J. Plues, Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs & Affiliate Relations at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released the following statement on the veto of Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDAB)…
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BIO Statement on Resignation of FDA Commissioner…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – John F. Crowley, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement on the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.“Dr. Makary inherited an FDA in crisis after the DOGE…
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BIO Launches “The Fight of Our Lives,” a National…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced the launch of ​​The Fight of Our Lives, a new national campaign focused on the stories behind biotechnology breakthroughs, the patients whose lives depend on them…
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Biotech Leader Testifies Before House Capital Markets Subcommittee
May 23, 2018
Washington, DC (May 23, 2018) – Brian Hahn, Chief Financial Officer of GlycoMimetics, Inc., provided testimony today on behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) before the House of Representatives Committee on Financial…
Biotech in Our Backyard Panel to Highlight Agricultural Innovation in New England Region
May 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. (May 23, 2018) - Even with the abundance of high-profile international companies that will converge in Boston for the 2018 BIO International Convention, it’s difficult to overstate the work that is being done in Boston’s backyard…
BIO 2018 to Feature Rob Reiner as Keynote Speaker
May 21, 2018
Aactor, director and advocate Rob Reiner will deliver a keynote address at the 2018 BIO International Convention, the world’s premier life sciences event being held in Boston, June 4-7. Reiner’s family story of drug addiction reinforces the urgent…
Food Evolution Writer/Producer Trace Sheehan to Keynote Food & Ag Program at BIO Int’l Convention
May 16, 2018
Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2018) – Trace Sheehan, writer and producer of the highly-acclaimed documentary film Food Evolution, will be a keynote speaker at BIO’s International Convention in Boston, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)…
BIO Statement on Trump Administration’s Plan to Lower Drug Costs
May 11, 2018
“We have concerns that some of the ideas proposed today could, if adopted, hurt patient access to the medicines they need …”
BIO’s Statement on PTO’s Proposed Changes to the Claim Construction Standard for PTAB Proceedings
May 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. (May 9, 2018) – Biotechnology Innovation Organization President for Advocacy, Law & Public Policy Tom DiLenge today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) proposed change to…
BIO Thanks President Trump for Rejecting RIN Cap, Supporting E15
May 8, 2018
BIO thanked President Trump and Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) for rejecting a price cap on Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and working to provide regulatory relief to enable year-round sales of E15.
BIO Launches New Report Profiling 100 Renewable Chemical Technology Companies
May 2, 2018
BIO's new “Renewable Chemical Platforms Building the Biobased Economy” report documents the rapid expansion of renewable chemical platforms and applications around the world, profiling 100 companies from 16 countries that are commercializing…
Wisconsin Governor Walker Signs Bill Facilitating Patient Access to Interchangeable Biologic Medicines
April 30, 2018
Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2018) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and BioForward Wisconsin commend Governor Scott Walker for signing critical legislation to create a pathway for the substitution of interchangeable biologic…
BIO Applauds Introduction of the Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act
April 27, 2018
Washington, DC (April 27, 2018) – BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement regarding the Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act, introduced yesterday in the Senate by Senators Heller (R-NV), Isakson (R-GA), and Menendez (D…