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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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BIO Applauds House Passage of the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act
December 21, 2017
Washington, DC (December 21, 2017) – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4015, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act.  This bipartisan bill, sponsored…
BIO Applauds USTR for Standing Up for Ag Innovation and Sound Science
December 14, 2017
U.S. Government and 16 like-minded WTO Members Call forImplementation of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) AgreementWashington, D.C. (December 14, 2017) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is applauding efforts by the United States…
Dynamic Speaker Lineup Announced for BIO CEO & Investor Conference
December 14, 2017
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announces preliminary programing for the upcoming BIO CEO & Investor Conference to be held February 12-13, 2018 in New York. The program will include a diverse group of industry luminaries at…
2018 RFS Volumes Set Back Growth in Cellulosic Biofuels
November 30, 2017
BIO is disappointed that EPA did not raise the Renewable Fuel Standard's advanced and cellulosic biofuel volumes for 2018 in line with the industry’s ability to produce them.
BIO Applauds Sens. Tillis and Peters for Introducing the Fostering Innovation Act
November 15, 2017
Washington, DC (November 15, 2017) – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Gary Peters (D-MI) for introducing the Fostering Innovation Act.  This vital legislation would build on the…
BIO Statement on Senate GOP Tax Reform Proposal
November 10, 2017
Washington, DC (November 10, 2017) – Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Senior Vice President of Communications Kenneth Lisaius released the following statement regarding the Senate GOP tax reform proposal.
BIO Statement on USDA Withdrawal of 340 Biotech Rules
November 6, 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced its intention to withdraw its proposed revisions to regulations (7 CFR part 340) governing agricultural biotechnology. The…
BIO Releases Plan to Unleash Innovation in Fight against Opioid Abuse and Addiction
November 2, 2017
Washington, DC (November 2, 2017) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released a set of priorities for unleashing the power of innovation to develop solutions to prescription opioid abuse and addiction.Many of BIO’s…
BIO Statement on House GOP Tax Reform Bill
November 2, 2017
Washington, DC (November 2, 2017) – Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Jim Greenwood released the following statement today regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:“BIO applauds Chairman Brady and the House Ways & Means Committee for…
BIO Applauds MLP Parity Act, Thanks Senate and House Sponsors
October 25, 2017
The bipartisan Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act of 2017 would level the playing field in the tax code by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to a decades-old corporate structure with a tax advantage now available only to…