Press Releases

Awards Recognize Innovators in Agricultural, Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology   The Biotechnology Innovation Organization today announced Dr. Annie Tsong, chief strategy & product officer at Amyris, as the winner of this year’s…

Washington, D.C. (October 28, 2022) – BIO is disappointed to hear Mexico intends to proceed with its plan to arbitrarily restrict imports of biotech corn. While Mexico states that Brazil, Argentina, and other countries may appear to be alternative…

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) today released new data on the bioscience industry in the United States. The new report, The U.S. Bioscience Industry: Fostering Innovation and…

After the White House announced plans to sign an Executive Order directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  to explore additional actions to lower prescription drug costs, Nick Shipley, Chief Advocacy Officer at the…

  The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) – the world’s largest science and public advocacy organization, representing 1,000 members — announced today that Rachel King, co-founder and former CEO of GlycoMimetics, Inc., has agreed to…

Today, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath informed the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Executive Committee that she is stepping down from her position as President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 11, 2022, and she has agreed to…

Washington, D.C. (October 3, 2022) – Today, a coalition of leading food and agriculture industry stakeholders in both Mexico and the United States released a new study revealing the broad impacts of Mexico’s proposed ban on biotech corn. The report,…

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, released the following statement following the announcement that Congress reached an agreement on the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA): “For 30…

Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president & CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing” Executive Order: “BIO welcomes…

As the Biden Administration begins implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization today called on the administration to take additional steps to foster the development and deployment of pioneering…