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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 Statement on the Section 232 Pharmaceutical…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – John F. Crowley, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement on Section 232 Pharmaceutical Proclamation.“A thriving American biotechnology ecosystem is essential to…
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BIO Statement on Passage of Legislation…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Brad Zakes, senior vice president for emerging companies and economic affairs at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement on passage of legislation reauthorizing the SBIR/STTR program:"The…
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BIO Statement: Consultation with Mexico is Vital Step in Protecting Ag Innovation, Food Security
March 6, 2023
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization welcomes today’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that it is initiating a technical consultation with Mexico over that country’s plan to ban imports of biotech corn. “BIO applauds…
What Will it Take to Bring New Pain Therapies to the Market? A New Season of the I am BIO Podcast Explores
February 28, 2023
Spring 2023 Season Takes a Deep Dive Into Pain Therapies, Artificial Intelligence, FDA’s Accelerated Approvals, and Misinformation   Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) premieres its new I am BIO podcast season, which tells…
New Film Series Highlights the Role of Biotech in Saving Lives and the Planet
February 21, 2023
The 29-part film takes audiences to the heart of era-defining biotechnology The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), today launched a 29-part film series, “Nature’s Building Blocks,” spotlighting the role of biotechnology in transforming…
BIO Statement on New HHS Payment Models
February 15, 2023
HHS yesterday released three payment models for testing by CMS, which HHS believes will lower the cost of prescription drugs. BIO's Chief Policy Officer, John Murphy, made the following statement: "Today, the Department of Health and Human…
BIO Statement: Mexico's New Decree Falls Short
February 14, 2023
Mexico’s new decree creates more questions than answers. The decree still wrongly calls into question the safety of products of agricultural biotechnology for human consumption by creating a non-science-based distinction of corn used for food and…
New BIO Analysis Reveals Declining Pain Drug Pipeline and Underinvestment in New Addiction Therapies
February 2, 2023
Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released a new analysis showing that the current level of investment in new pain and addiction treatments is falling short of what is needed to combat the mounting public health crises. The…
Groups Call on North American Leaders to Follow USMCA to Resolve Disputes, Grow Trade
January 9, 2023
The governments of Mexico, Canada and the United States should look to the framework in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to continue growing the complementary trade and integrated markets throughout North America, agriculture-related associations…
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December 12, 2022
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, and WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, Dec. 12, 2022 – Today, Novateur Ventures, a leading global life sciences advisory firm and Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the world's largest advocacy association for…
BIO Calls for Farm Bill 'Centered on Innovation'
November 15, 2022
The next farm bill offers an opportunity to examine innovation’s influence on the resiliency of our economy in the face of global challenges, BIO wrote in a statement for the record to the Senate Agriculture Committee's Nov. 15 hearing on energy and…
BIO Announces Beth Ellikidis as Vice President, Agriculture and Environment
November 14, 2022
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce that Beth Ellikidis has joined BIO as Vice President, Agriculture and Environment. In her role, Beth will lead the policy and market access strategies for BIO’s Agriculture and…