Press Releases

BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement on U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s testimony at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the U.S.-China trade deal and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny…

Washington, DC (February 20, 2019) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced today it will join the Taiwan Bio-Industry Organization (Taiwan BIO) to host BIO Asia-Taiwan from July 24-28 in Taipei, Taiwan. The event…

BIO Executive Vice President for Health Policy Dan Durham issued the following statement regarding the CMS proposed decision memo for the CAR-T National Coverage Determination.

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Gary Peters (D-MI), and David Perdue (R-GA) for introducing the Fostering Innovation Act (S.452) to build on the success of the Jumpstart Our…

Washington, DC (February 11, 2019) – Today, to recognize National Inventors’ Day, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released a new report, “Science or Compliance: Will Section 404(b) Compliance Impede Innovation by Emerging Growth…

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced today that after 19 years leading the Industrial and Environmental Section, Executive Vice President Brent Erickson will step down from the organization in March 2019 to begin new business…

But New Legislative Proposals Endanger Progress

BIO applauds the leadership of Senator Thom Tillis (R- NC) and Congressman Bill Flores (R-17 TX) for introducing the “Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019” to preserve the time-tested approach of the HWA while strengthening the ability of patent…

BIO’s President and CEO Jim Greenwood issues statement on President Trump’s State of the Union Address.

BIO’s President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued a statement after the Trump administration released a proposed rule that would alter safe harbor policies under the federal anti-kickback statute.