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Putting Americans First: Importing European prices means importing European systems and values
European countries don’t just pull prices for medicines out of thin air. The prices that those governments set are based on specific sets of […]
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Putting Americans First: International prices in context
It is often taken as a given that drug prices in the U.S. are higher than those in other nations. And while there is
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Putting Americans First: No medicine is more expensive than the one patients can’t access
The most notable differences between the pharmaceutical market in the U.S. and those in other countries are not in the prices. They’re in the
Emerging biotechs get bearish to weather market trends, finds BIO report
“Small companies are the lifeblood of the industry and a lot of what they do, and what they’re experiencing, greatly affects the industry as
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Onerous reporting requirements crushing small biotechs, BIO Board member testifies
Even if they aren’t making revenue, small biotechs can face onerous reporting requirements that cost $1 million or more, cutting into the firms’ ability
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BIO 2025: Rare disease patients can’t wait
The rare disease patient community is the beating heart of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s (BIO) mission. Whether it is driving policy that supports innovation,
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BIO 2025: A few highlights from Day 1
Day 1 of BIO 2025 was all about collaboration: how industry can collaborate with the U.S. government to advance biodefense, how collaboration is key
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The biotech-focused provisions in the reconciliation bill prioritize R&D, patient affordability
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act – the “reconciliation bill” being considered by Congress – features policies that are crucial for driving American innovation.
Senators introduce bipartisan bill to protect new medicines for rare disease
Legislation introduced by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) would help protect the research and development of new treatments for patients with
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BIO campaign urges: ‘Invest in America. Vaccinate’
Now that vaccines have all but eliminated smallpox, measles, polio, and other childhood scourges in the U.S., it seems easy to forget that these
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