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BIO Applauds Reps. Robert Hurt and Terri Sewell for Introducing the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act

Mar 7 2014
Bill will reduce regulatory burdens on growing companies.

Proposed 2015 Budget Jeopardizes Search for New Treatments and Cures

Mar 5 2014
Many of the provisions included in this budget proposal would jeopardize the continued biotech research and development that is necessary to find cures and breakthrough medicines for patients living with debilitating and life-threatening diseases. 

BIO Honors Senator Stabenow as Legislator of the Year

Mar 4 2014
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today presented Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) the BIO Legislator of the Year award

BIO World Congress Explores Cross Border Collaborations In Industrial Biotech

Feb 26 2014
Discover International Programming at BIO’s 2014 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

BIO Urges Governor Pence to Sign Bill That Ensures Patient Access to Interchangeable Biologic Medicines

Feb 26 2014
This bill includes transparent communication on all biologic medicines dispensed in order to maintain a consistent and complete medical record. This legislation represents a significant step forward, ensures transparency and communication between patients and their treatment teams, and is fully consistent with the BIO principles.

BIO Announces Breakout Speakers and Program for its 2014 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

Feb 14 2014
Celebrating its 11th annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is today announcing this year’s breakout program, which include new sessions on the use of industrial biotechnology in personal care and common household products.

GM Crops Are the Preferred Choice of our World’s Farmers

Feb 13 2014
BIO press release anouncing the publication of the 2014 International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) report.  

BIO Praises House of Representatives for Passing Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act

Feb 12 2014
Bill would spur capital formation for small public companies

BIO Joins Coalition to Advocate for a Federal GMO Labeling Solution

Feb 6 2014
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), along with 28 other ag and food organizations, announced today the formation of the Coalition for Safe Affordable Food (www.CFSAF.org). 

Farm Bill Will Open Opportunities in Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Manufacturing

Feb 4 2014
BIO thanked Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on final passage in the Senate of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. BIO also thanked the energy title’s many champions in the Senate, including Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).