Phase one of the China trade deal has been inked. For farmers across rural America, China’s commitment to purchase more agricultural products like corn and soybeans as part of this agreement is a positive sign. But, as we look closer at the details, China’s promises around products of…

The 5th BIO Latin America was held September 3-4 in the largest metropolis in the Western Hemisphere - Sao Paulo, Brazil. The BIO Latin America Conference, co-hosted by BIO and Biominas Brazil, has solidified itself as the premier life sciences meeting in the Latin America, welcoming over 675…

As countries around the world continue to move towards achieving their Sustainable Development Goals, agricultural biotechnology, including genome editing, has become an increasingly critical tool to address food security and environment targets. Over the past year, members of the World Trade…

Experts recently gathered on Capitol Hill to discuss how importing foreign price controls will lead to less innovation and less patient access to breakthrough treatments. Leaders in biotech innovation, as well as within the patient community, have been sounding the alarm over a Trump-administration…

BIO staff recently traveled to Geneva to brief country missions and representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the science behind developing somatic cell genome editing medicine and its potential…

  Year after year, the BIO International Convention ends on a high note with a Super Session focused on the future of the biotechnology industry. And this year’s session certainly did not disappoint. New therapies and innovations were at the forefront of Nature…

We live in incredible times. AIDS is now largely treatable and preventable, cancer deaths are dropping, and gene therapy is advancing the war on disease. Innovation in the biotechnology industry is moving faster than ever before. Yet, much of our global population continues to lack access to…

Uncertainty breeds delay of innovation and volatility of markets. We are certainly seeing this play out amid these tense times between the U.S. and China, as both sides seem intent on ratcheting up aggressive trade practices. Day one at the BIO International Convention’s China Summit included Josh…

As the biotechnology industry becomes more global, companies must evaluate and adopt various cross-border strategic models to drive capital formation and growth. Reforms within China affecting the biomedical industry, such as the accelerated review and approval of drugs, and the expansion of the…

Our world faces daunting challenges as the world’s population approaches eight billion people, particularly a looming food crisis. But how can we feed this many mouths while not engaging in unsustainable farming practices that contribute more to climate change? Plant biologist Pamela Ronald…