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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Named BIO’s…

Annual award honors governors for their leadership and commitment to strengthening biotechnology in their state BOSTON (June 17, 2025) – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) named Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey…

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BIO Elects Genentech’s Fritz Bittenbender as New…

Industry veteran takes the helm as Dr. Ted Love concludes two-year term marked by strategic growth and transition BOSTON (June 16, 2025) – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced that Fritz Bittenbender,…

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BIO International Convention Opens in Boston,…

The world’s largest biotech gathering unites 20,000+ leaders to accelerate breakthroughs that heal, protect, and nourish humanityBOSTON (June 16, 2025) The BIO International Convention, the world’s largest and most comprehensive event for…

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BIO Statement on President’s Proposed 2020 Budget

March 11, 2019

Washington, DC (March 11, 2019) – Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s FY 2020 budget proposal:

BIO Applauds FDA Action on AquAdvantage® Salmon

March 8, 2019

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released the following statement on the action taken today by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) which will allow AquaBounty Technologies, an American company, to commercialize its…

BIO Applauds Multi-Agency Framework for Advancing the Bioeconomy

March 5, 2019

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released the following statement in response to the release of The Bioeconomy Initiative: Implementation Framework, a multi-agency strategy aimed at accelerating innovative technologies that…

BIO Statement on Ambassador Lighthizer and Secretary Perdue Testimonies

February 27, 2019

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…

BIO Announces Partnership with Taiwan BIO for 2019 Conference and Exhibition

February 20, 2019

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 Statement on CMS Proposed Decision Memo for the CAR-T National Coverage Determination

February 15, 2019

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.

BIO Applauds Sens. Tillis, Sinema, Peters, and Perdue for Introducing the Fostering Innovation Act

February 13, 2019

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…

BIO Announces Brent Erickson to Step Down as Executive Vice President, Industrial and Environmental Section

February 11, 2019

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…

New Report Demonstrates High Costs and Low Benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley 404(b) Compliance for Emerging Biotechs

February 11, 2019

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…

BIO Encouraged by Improved U.S. Ranking in Global Index of Patent System Strength

February 7, 2019

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