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BIO Urges Biden Administration to Work Alongside…

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released the following statement in response to a bipartisan letter signed by 21 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Led by Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Dan Kildee (D-MI), the letter urged…

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin named BIO’s…

WASHINGTON, DC (September 17, 2024) – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) awarded Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin with its 2024 Governor of the Year Award. BIO’s annual award honors governors for their leadership and…

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New Season of “I am BIO” Podcast Explores Patient…

WASHINGTON - (September 5, 2024) –The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) will launch the fall season of the award-winning “I am BIO” podcast on September 10. Now entering its fifth year, the podcast explores the intersection of…

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BIO Applauds USTR for Standing Up for Ag Innovation and Sound Science

December 14, 2017

U.S. Government and 16 like-minded WTO Members Call forImplementation of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) AgreementWashington, D.C. (December 14, 2017) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is applauding efforts by the United States…

Dynamic Speaker Lineup Announced for BIO CEO & Investor Conference

December 14, 2017

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announces preliminary programing for the upcoming BIO CEO & Investor Conference to be held February 12-13, 2018 in New York. The program will include a diverse group of industry luminaries at…

2018 RFS Volumes Set Back Growth in Cellulosic Biofuels

November 30, 2017

BIO is disappointed that EPA did not raise the Renewable Fuel Standard's advanced and cellulosic biofuel volumes for 2018 in line with the industry’s ability to produce them.

BIO Applauds Sens. Tillis and Peters for Introducing the Fostering Innovation Act

November 15, 2017

Washington, DC (November 15, 2017) – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) applauds Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Gary Peters (D-MI) for introducing the Fostering Innovation Act. This vital legislation would build on the…

BIO Statement on Senate GOP Tax Reform Proposal

November 10, 2017

Washington, DC (November 10, 2017) – Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Senior Vice President of Communications Kenneth Lisaius released the following statement regarding the Senate GOP tax reform proposal.

BIO Statement on USDA Withdrawal of 340 Biotech Rules

November 6, 2017

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced its intention to withdraw its proposed revisions to regulations (7 CFR part 340) governing agricultural biotechnology. The…

BIO Releases Plan to Unleash Innovation in Fight against Opioid Abuse and Addiction

November 2, 2017

Washington, DC (November 2, 2017) – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released a set of priorities for unleashing the power of innovation to develop solutions to prescription opioid abuse and addiction.Many of BIO’s…

BIO Statement on House GOP Tax Reform Bill

November 2, 2017

Washington, DC (November 2, 2017) – Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Jim Greenwood released the following statement today regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:“BIO applauds Chairman Brady and the House Ways & Means Committee for…

BIO Applauds MLP Parity Act, Thanks Senate and House Sponsors

October 25, 2017

The bipartisan Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act of 2017 would level the playing field in the tax code by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to a decades-old corporate structure with a tax advantage now available only to…

BIO, Member Companies Ask Congress to Reauthorize Section 9003 Program in Farm Bill

October 19, 2017

BIO and 66 renewable chemical producers today asked leaders of the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture to reauthorize the Farm Bill’s Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Manufacturing Assistance Program (Section 9003) and “fully and…

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