Press Releases

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announced the selection of Des Moines, Iowa, as the location for the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The event will be held July 8-11, 2019 and it will host industry…

Washington, D.C. (February 13, 2018) — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s FY 2019 budget proposal.

Legislation provides critical regulatory relief to small, pre-revenue emerging companiesWashington, D.C. (February 12, 2018)— The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced its strong support today for H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act…

Report highlights the need to stimulate innovationto battle the opioid epidemicWashington, DC (February 12, 2018) – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released a new report, The State of Innovation in Highly Prevalent…

Washington, DC (February 9, 2018) – – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Brian Higgins (D-NY) for introducing H.R. 4993, the Vaccine Access Improvement Act, which would promote timely access to…

Washington, D.C. (February 09, 2018) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the South Dakota Biotech Association commend Governor Dennis Daugaard for signing critical legislation to create a pathway for the substitution of…

Washington, DC (February 8, 2018) – BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement today regarding proposed changes to the Medicare Part D program in the announced budget deal.

The steady decline of America as an innovation-supporting economy is due to an unbalanced patent challenge system.  

Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2018) – The following statement may be attributed to BIO President & CEO James Greenwood:“I congratulate Andrei Iancu on his Senate confirmation to fill the position of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual…

Washington, D.C. (January 30, 2018) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is applauding a new agreement announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enhance coordination between the…