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The Presidential Inaugural: BIO Stands Ready to work with President Obama
Today we congratulate President Obama on his swearing-in as President of the United States. BIO looks forward to continuing to work with the president and his administration over the next four years to craft policies that will help create jobs, propel continued innovation, and increase our nation’s competitiveness in the global marketplace. The United States remains the world leader in biotechnology. Our nation’s biotechnology industry is comprised of scientists, entrepreneurs and large and small companies Read More >
How the Biotechnology Industry Can Combat Doping in Sports
Biotechnology companies work every day to solve some of our biggest global challenges – fighting disease, hunger and pollution. Yet, we in the biotech industry are strongly aware that our products can also be misused in the wrong hands. The same medicines that can be used to help children with devastating genetic deficiencies and growth disorders, or to help a chemotherapy patient combat cancer, can also be abused by healthy athletes to gain an unfair Read More >
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Tags: doping, health, Health Care, healthcare, IFPMA, sports, WADA
Tags: doping, health, Health Care, healthcare, IFPMA, sports, WADA
New Drug Disposal Law Doesn’t Make Sense
Product stewardship is a broad term applied across many industries, encompassing environmental, health, and safety concerns. Companies in each sector of the biotech industry (healthcare, agricultural, and industrial and environmental) have championed stewardship programs for many years – not just because it makes good business sense, but because they believe it is the right thing to do. Within the healthcare space, the impact of pharmaceuticals in the environment has become an issue of emerging debate. Read More >
Research: Working Together Toward Cures
Modern biomedical innovation and the discovery of new cures and therapies for devastating diseases require robust collaboration and coordination among industry, research institutions and physicians. By bringing together the brightest minds in medical research, our nation’s research enterprise has successfully brought hundreds of new drugs, biologics, and vaccines to market in recent years and developed a wealth of clinical prescribing information. Ongoing research is advancing the fight against some of humanity’s worst scourges, such as Read More >
20th Anniversary of the BIO International Convention
Next year BIO will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BIO International Convention April 22-25 in Chicago. From a small beginning, our convention has grown into the most influential biotech meeting in the world, attracting more than 16,500 attendees from 65 countries and providing a wide array of education, exhibits and networking opportunities — including more than 25,000 partnering meetings expected during the 4-day event. As we look forward to the upcoming Convention, I cannot Read More >
