Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2018) – Persistent delays in China’s ag-biotech regulatory system slows U.S. farmers’ access to new biotechnology products and costs the U.S. economy tens of thousands of jobs and billions in economic output, according to a…

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announced programming information for renewable chemicals at the 2018 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. Programming will consist of four breakout sessions on Tuesday, July 17,…

Washington, DC (May 23, 2018) – Brian Hahn, Chief Financial Officer of GlycoMimetics, Inc., provided testimony today on behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) before the House of Representatives Committee on Financial…

Washington, D.C. (May 23, 2018) - Even with the abundance of high-profile international companies that will converge in Boston for the 2018 BIO International Convention, it’s difficult to overstate the work that is being done in Boston’s backyard…

Aactor, director and advocate Rob Reiner will deliver a keynote address at the 2018 BIO International Convention, the world’s premier life sciences event being held in Boston, June 4-7. Reiner’s family story of drug addiction reinforces the urgent…

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2018) – Trace Sheehan, writer and producer of the highly-acclaimed documentary film Food Evolution, will be a keynote speaker at BIO’s International Convention in Boston, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)…

“We have concerns that some of the ideas proposed today could, if adopted, hurt patient access to the medicines they need …”

Washington, D.C. (May 9, 2018) – Biotechnology Innovation Organization President for Advocacy, Law & Public Policy Tom DiLenge today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) proposed change to…

BIO thanked President Trump and Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) for rejecting a price cap on Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and working to provide regulatory relief to enable year-round sales of E15.

BIO's new “Renewable Chemical Platforms Building the Biobased Economy” report documents the rapid expansion of renewable chemical platforms and applications around the world, profiling 100 companies from 16 countries that are commercializing…