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BIO Applauds Advancement of Senate Innovation Initiative Legislation

Feb 10 2016
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds the passage yesterday by the Senate Health Committee of legislative components of the bipartisan Innovation Initiative to accelerate the pace of medical advancement.  

President’s Proposed 2017 Budget Poses Threat to Medical Innovation

Feb 9 2016
Elements of the President’s budget proposal for 2017 directly threaten his Administration’s goal of curing cancer through advances in precision medicine

BIO Premieres New Ad Highlighting the Value of Biomedical Innovation

Feb 8 2016
Ad Launches Campaign Spotlighting Benefits and Value of Medical Breakthroughs

BIO Releases First-Ever Industry Principles on Value of Biopharmaceuticals

Feb 3 2016
Innovative biopharmaceutical industry focused on value, advocating for needed reforms

BIO Applauds House for Passing Legislation to Enhance Small Businesses’ Voice at the SEC

Feb 2 2016
BIO applauds the House of Representatives for approving the SEC Small Business Advocate Act (H.R. 3784) and the Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act (H.R. 4168). These bills would enhance the role that small businesses play in the decision-making process at the Securities and Exchange Commission, ensuring that SEC policies support the growth of emerging biotech innovators.

Nominations Now Open for the BIO George Washington Carver Award for Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology

Feb 1 2016
 The ninth annual George Washington Carver Award will recognize an individual who has made a significant contribution to building the biobased economy by applying industrial biotechnology to create sustainable and environmentally friendlier products. The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) will begin accepting nominations for the Award today, February 01, 2016. The deadline for nominations is February 20, 2016. The award will be presented at the 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in San Diego, California, which will be held April 17-20, 2016 at the San Diego Convention.

BIO Opens Registration for the 13th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in San Diego

Jan 26 2016
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) opened registration today for the 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The conference will be held April 17-20, 2016 in San Diego, California.

BIO Applauds Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

Jan 21 2016
Washington, D.C. (January 21, 2016) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds the Industry Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance, signed by 85 biopharmaceutical and diagnostic companies and released today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood to Chair BIO Ventures for Global Health Board of Directors

Jan 21 2016
BVGH engages leading biopharmaceutical companies in partnerships and programs to address challenging global health issues

BIO Applauds Move to Advance Senate Innovation Initiative Legislation

Jan 21 2016
Proposed legislation will accelerate medical innovation