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New Senate Biosimilars Proposal Would Jeopardize New Medical Advancements and Cures

Jul 8 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, July 08, 2009) - The following statement was issued today by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) regarding a proposal to establish a pathway for regulatory...

Temporary PTO Funding Option is Critical For Biotech Innovation and Jobs

Jul 8 2009

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Climate Change: Are New Policies an Opportunity or Barrier to the Biofuel, Renewable Chemicals Industries?

Jul 7 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, July 07, 2009) - Pending climate change legislation and regulations for the Renewable Fuel Standard are creating an uncertain environment for investment in advanced...

BIO Commends NIH on New Stem Cell Research Guidelines

Jul 7 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, July 07, 2009) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization released the following statement in response to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) final guidelines on...

U.S. Farmers Prefer Biotech Varieties of Corn, Cotton, Soybeans

Jul 1 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, July 01, 2009) - American farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn, cotton and soybean varieties,...

BIO Comments on White House Letter on Biosimilars

Jun 25 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, June 25, 2009) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement regarding the letter sent yesterday from the...

BIO Comments On Medicare Drug Discount Agreement Announced by PhRMA, the White House and Senate Finance Committee

Jun 22 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, June 22, 2009) - The following statement was issued today by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) regarding the agreement reached among the Obama administration,...

BIO Commends Selection of Kappos to Lead PTO

Jun 19 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Friday, June 19, 2009) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s nomination...

BIO Commends Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s SBIR Reauthorization

Jun 18 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, June 18, 2009) - Under legislation reported today by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, small companies that receive the majority of their...

AARP Biologics Study Based on Fuzzy Math, Flawed Assumptions

Jun 11 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, June 11, 2009) - The following statement was issued by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) regarding a study on biosimilars presented to Congressional staff...