Get BIO’s view on everything from health care to biofuels and the bioeconomy. The below articles include BIO statements, opinion, and calls to action, as well as articles and op-eds written by BIO leadership.
After making the misguided decision to waive intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID vaccines, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is thinking about extending the waiver …
BIO: Expanding COVID IP waiver could harm US biotech companies Read More »
The Senate on Tuesday approved the reauthorization of significant small company seed funding programs: the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) …
SBIR/STTR reauthorization passes Senate, moves to House Read More »
The amount of data we produce every day adds up to 2.5 quintillion bytes, and it is growing exponentially, so that we will soon create …
Data storage crisis could be averted by synthetic DNA, researchers say Read More »
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program is starting to get a great deal of attention—for all the wrong reasons. The program was started in 1992 …
Hospitals and pharmacies profit as 340B drives up patients’ drug costs Read More »
Bringing together local and international business leaders, scientists, innovators, academics, and lawmakers, the fifth annual BIO Africa 2022 convention was held in the Durban International …
BIO Africa 2022: Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath’s opening remarks Read More »
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday that will “help expand U.S. biomanufacturing and reduce reliance on China,” according to Bloomberg. The …
Biomanufacturing to get a boost from Biden’s new executive order Read More »
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which allocates $369 billion to ensuring energy security and halting climate change, is now being implemented by the …
BIO: IRA climate investment needs more biotech to meet goals Read More »
Two years into a global pandemic that disproportionately affected Black and Brown communities, executives are seeking to ignite change in the biotechnology ecosystem. During the …
Breaking the system to make a change: How biotech leaders drive diversity and inclusion Read More »
In an opinion piece for Agri-Pulse, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President and CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Health argued that “FDA’s recent efforts to develop a more …
BIO CEO: Regulatory certainty needed to encourage food innovation Read More »
The US House of Representatives passed the Senate’s Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, by a party-line vote of 220-207. All Democrats voted in favor of …
Congress passed drug price controls, sends bill to Biden for signature Read More »
As part of its $740 billion reconciliation deal, the Senate on Sunday, August 7, passed legislation with drug price controls. The Inflation Reduction Act, as …
Senate passes drug price controls; legislation would kill innovation, access Read More »
