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Debunking the Biotech Bubble Talk
The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI) has been on a wild ride in 2014 with a 20 percent gain in the first two months, a 24 percent drop from late February to mid-April, and a rebound of 16 percent off April lows by early June. This recent sell-off follows a 130 percent gain over the last three years and the debut of 100 biotech IPOs, leading some investors to ask if the recent sell-off is the Read More >
New Legislation Would Stimulate Investment in Innovation
Today, the Coalition of Small Business Innovators (CSBI) applauds Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Ron Kind (D-WI) for introducing H.R. 4855, the Partnerships to Advance Revolutionary Technology and Novel Entrepreneurial Research (PARTNER) Act. This bill would support early-stage research by incentivizing investment in R&D-focused small businesses. The PARTNER Act would allow companies to partner with their investors on a specific research project or pipeline. Only start-up and small companies Read More >
Video: Emerging Company CEOs Praise JOBS Act
Passed in 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act makes the pathway to capital formation more attainable for small biotechnology companies, clearing the way for American innovation and ingenuity by removing bureaucratic hurdles and red tape to speed cures and medical breakthroughs to patients. In this short video, leading BIO Board Members and biotech company CEOs share the reasons why they feel the JOBS Act is critically important for today’s biotech industry. The JOBS Read More >
RFS: Shifting Focus on to Climate Change
Dueling studies highlight focus on climate impacts of renewable fuel standard. In a recent ClimateWire piece, Environment & Energy reporters Tiffany Stecker and Julia Pyper, highlighted two opposing stances on whether or not biofuels contribute to the increase of greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Working Group released a study late June that found U.S. EPA’s proposed cut in the amount of ethanol would “prevent 3 million tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere — the Read More >
Understanding the Biotech Market in Brazil
The biotechnology market in Brazil has seen enormous activity this year in both the areas of industrial biotechnology and healthcare. In a recent webinar that discussed the latest results of the annual Scientific American Worldview report, panelists were especially excited by the partnering opportunities in Brazil. Mike May, Editorial Director, Scientific American Worldview, commented, “Brazil is, as a country, like a master of partnering. They partner in the country between industry and government. They partner Read More >
