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BIO Statement on Veto of Prescription Drug…
Patrick J. Plues, Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs & Affiliate Relations at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released the following statement on the veto of Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDAB)…
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BIO Statement on Resignation of FDA Commissioner…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – John F. Crowley, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), released the following statement on the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.“Dr. Makary inherited an FDA in crisis after the DOGE…
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BIO Launches “The Fight of Our Lives,” a National…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced the launch of ​​The Fight of Our Lives, a new national campaign focused on the stories behind biotechnology breakthroughs, the patients whose lives depend on them…
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New Season of I am BIO Podcast to Showcase Life-Changing Biotech Breakthroughs
February 23, 2024
New Season of I am BIO Podcast to Showcase Life-Changing Biotech BreakthroughsLaunching February 27, spring 2024 season exploresa new CRISPR therapy, advances in microbiome research, biotech for pets and more WASHINGTON – (Feb. 23, 2024) –…
The Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 Offers Hope to Kids Suffering From Rare Diseases
February 15, 2024
The Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 was introduced in the House of Representatives this week. BIO CEO and President, Rachel King, made the following statement following the bill's introduction: "BIO strongly supports the House…
House passage of bill to restore full R&D expensing a "big step forward" for biomedical innovation
February 1, 2024
Legislation to restore immediate R&D expensing passed the House by 357-70 yesterday. Following the vote, BIO's Chief Advocacy Officer, Nick Shipley, made the following statement:  "The bipartisan legislation passed by the U.S. House…
Bipartisan EPIC Act a "critical step forward" to incentivize small molecule drug innovation
January 31, 2024
Yesterday, Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), Don Davis (D-NC) and Brett Guthrie introduced the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC Act), legislation to fix the “pill penalty.” BIO President and CEO, Rachel King, made the following statement: …
New BIO Report Finds More Innovation & Investment Needed in Vaccine Development
January 25, 2024
Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released a new report, "The State of Innovation in Vaccines and Prophylactic Antibodies for Infectious Diseases," examining the latest scientific and investment trends in vaccine development…
BIO and ICBA Release Updated Report on Biotechnology’s Role in Meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals
December 21, 2023
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released an updated report produced in partnership with the International Council of Biotechnology Associations (ICBA) that highlights biotechnology’s role in meeting the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable…
BIO Applauds U.N. FAO on Food and Climate Roadmap
December 14, 2023
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today welcomed the United Nations (U.N.) Food and Agriculture Organization’s announcement of a new roadmap outlining how the world can attain global food security by 2050 without breaching the global…
SCOTUS should preserve FDA's "mandated authority" and "scientific and medical expertise" in new case
December 13, 2023
Today, the Supreme Court announced it will soon weigh in on a case that challenges how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates mifepristone, a drug it approved almost 25 years ago. BIO interim president and CEO, Rachel King, made the…
New Survey Finds Majority of Americans Support Incentivizing Biotech to Address Climate Change
December 8, 2023
Most Americans Recognize that Biotech Is ‘Climate Tech’ A new poll from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) shows that majorities of Americans agree that biotech plays an important role in addressing climate change and federal…
New BIO Poll Reveals Americans Strongly Support the Orphan Cures Act
December 7, 2023
Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization released a poll that shows voters overwhelmingly support the ORPHAN Cures Act, a recently introduced bill that would incentivize rare disease drug development.  The…