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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 Calls for Actions to Bolster IRA's Climate Investments by Advancing Biotech

September 8, 2022

As the Biden Administration begins implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization today called on the administration to take additional steps to foster the development and deployment of pioneering…

With Plans to Build World-Class Event in 2023, BIO Cancels 2022 Impact Ag & Environment Conference

August 15, 2022

The Impact Ag & Environment Conference hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization has been canceled for 2022. BIO is shifting its focus to planning a must-attend conference in Raleigh, N.C., in September 2023.BIO had planned to host the…

Final reconciliation package a "disservice to patients and researchers"

August 7, 2022

Senate lawmakers today passed a sweeping, $740 billion reconciliation package after an all-night session. Following the vote, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), made the following…

Price Controls in Reconciliation Package A "Disservice to Millions of American Patients"

August 5, 2022

As Senate lawmakers look to finalize a budget reconciliation package this weekend, Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement related to price controls…

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts to Headline BIO’s Impact Ag & Environment Conference in Omaha

July 21, 2022

BIO is hosting the Impact Ag & Environment Conference, in-person for the first time in three years, in Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19-21, 2022. Headlined by Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, the event will convene leaders across the bioeconomy whose…

Berlin Declaration will "save lives" in the future

July 20, 2022

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) this week released the “Berlin Declaration” — a framework to work with G7 and G20 on a joint solution for better access to vaccines and treatments…

Recently Passed House Appropriations Bill Will Spur Agricultural Innovation

July 20, 2022

Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2022) – John Murphy, chief policy officer for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ passing the fiscal 2023 Agriculture, Rural…

New drug pricing deal could propel us "light years back into the dark ages of biomedical research"

July 6, 2022

Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Senate advanced drug pricing legislation today that would drastically alter the Medicare program. Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released…

WTO Decision on Waiving Intellectual Property Rights is a Distraction from the Real Work that Needs to be Done

June 17, 2022

Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president & CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement in response to a decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) to endorse a COVID-19…

BIO Elects New Board Directors and Re-Elects Section Governing Board Chairs

June 14, 2022

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce the election of its new Executive Committee directors for the 2022-2023 term. BIO’s Board elections took place Monday, June 13 during the 2022 BIO International Convention…

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