BIO.News Newsletter

We have a lot of news today. We examine President Trump’s recent immigration proclamation and what it means for biotech innovation, as well as takeaways from yesterday’s Senate HELP Committee hearing on pandemic preparedness. Read to the end for news from inside the beltway, including a preview of today’s Senate Agriculture hearing on legislation that could support biotech solutions for climate change. Here are around 850 words, or 4 minutes.

It’s a packed news day. BIO’s Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath has an update on the surge in COVID-19 cases across the United States and the outlook for a vaccine, and some Green lawmakers in Germany signal support for gene editing in agriculture. It’s also a busy day in Washington, with a few hearings to watch. Here are around 860 words, just over 4 minutes.

We start the week with some news to make you feel good: a new episode of the I AM BIO Podcast features a young biotech innovator whose entire family was on the frontlines of the pandemic, and there’s more support for legislation that would advance biofuels R&D. Here are around 650 words, 3 minutes, 15 seconds. Last call! Today, the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy will hold a webinar on manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 therapeutics, featuring BIO's own Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath…

Today, June 19, is Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It’s also World Sickle Cell Day, to raise awareness and understanding of a disease that disproportionately affects African Americans in the United States. So, today, we’re dedicating Good Day BIO to the latest news on what biotech is doing to fight sickle cell disease as well as the disease of racial disparities in health care, in around 550 words, just under 3 minutes. Before you log off for the weekend, don…

Today, we have news from Washington on legislation that would support biofuels as well as a proposed rule that would help patients access transformative new therapies. All the details, in around 900 words, 4 and a half minutes. BTW, on June 22, the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy will hold a webinar on manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 therapeutics, featuring results from BIO’s recent survey with Boston Consulting Group on current manufacturing needs and capacity. Click here to…

It’s a busy Wednesday. We have news from our international team on the rise in measures around the world to restrict the flow of data and what we’re doing about it, as well as the winner of the World Food Prize, a pioneer in soil research. We’re also watching several important hearings on Capitol Hill, including the House Energy and Commerce hearing on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. Here are around 925 words, 4 minutes, 37 seconds.

Before we take a deep dive into a story from yesterday about vaccines for preventable diseases, we want to celebrate yesterday's historic Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination. In its decision, the court ruled that gay and transgender individuals are protected against discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “As the fight against social injustice continues in communities across the country, yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on…

We start a new week with an announcement about one of BIO’s own: Dr. Clint Nesbitt, BIO’s Senior Director of Science and Regulatory Affairs for Food and Agriculture, has been named to the Task Force on Gene Editing in Animal Agriculture. The 11-person panel will develop recommendations for regulating the use of gene editing in animal agriculture with appropriate safeguards and procedures. Congratulations, Dr. Nesbitt! In other news, we have a new episode of the I AM BIO Podcast exploring the…

What a week! BIO Digital was full of wisdom about how we can tackle the challenges ahead for our industry and world—from Dr. Fauci and our all-star COVID-19 panelists providing an update on vaccines and therapeutics, to Dr. Tony Coles’ powerful words about the need to CRISPR the systemic racism out of our social genome. We have a lot of work to do—but we know the biotech industry can handle it. To close out the week, we take a look at what biotech CEOs are saying about COVID-19 plus new…

It’s the last day of the BIO Digital education sessions, but the fun continues all day long at www.bio.org. Right now, we’re recapping what FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn said during yesterday’s fireside chat and unpacking the latest news on when you might fly a biofuel-powered plane, in around 740 words, or 3 minutes, 40 seconds. We’ve expanded our list this week to include the BIO Digital and convention community, and we’ll be sending a morning and special evening edition each day…