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Abigail is the Manager of Events Communications at BIO. While her time at the organization has been limited, she is quickly learning that staying on top of all the exciting news and happenings within the industry is not easy. Although ... View Full Bio >

Alan serves as Executive Vice President for Emerging Companies and Business Development at BIO. In this role, Alan manages and directs BIO’s services and advocacy efforts for BIO’s emerging companies, which comprise approximately ... View Full Bio >

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Celia is the Manager of Investor Relations & Business Development at BIO. In this role, she is responsible for all outreach to the investment community and for aiding emerging companies with business development practices. She is ... View Full Bio >

Colleen Lerro is a communications manager for BIO’s Industrial & Environmental and Food & Agriculture sections. Prior to joining BIO in January of 2012, she spent five years as a communications specialist for the Consumer ... View Full Bio >

David is currently Director of Industry Research and Analysis at BIO in Washington, DC. In this role, he is responsible for financial statistics and analysis of the biotechnology sector and contributes to BIO’s policy activities as ... View Full Bio >

George is the Director of State Policy Communications at BIO and enjoys the opportunity to advocate for and educate audiences about the positive societal and economic impact of the bioscience industry. Another great aspect of his job ... View Full Bio >

George use to manage and support BIO's One-on-One Partnering™, an online partnering ... View Full Bio >

Jason is the web editor with the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). Prior to joining BIO in March 2011, he was the online communications manager for World Food Program USA and an online communications specialist with the ... View Full Bio >

Jeff was BIO’s Vice President of Communications. Follow Jeff on Twitter ... View Full Bio >

Jessica is a Marketing & Web Content Coordinator in the Business Development department at BIO. She keeps all the content for the Business Development conference event web pages up to date, optimizes email marketing campaigns to ... View Full Bio >

Jim joined BIO as President & CEO in 2005 after representing the eighth district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms.  He had worked with BIO while in Congress on stem cell research and other ... View Full Bio >

Karen Batra is Director of Food & Agriculture Communications, and has worked for BIO since 2008.   Having lived in the Washington, D.C. area for more than 20 years, Karen has worked for four major national trade associations ... View Full Bio >

Kelly is the Manager of Vaccines and Biodefense Policy at BIO. In her role, she advocates for policies, regulations, and legislation that improve public health through immunization and emergency preparedness. Originally from the small ... View Full Bio >

Lila is the Vice President for Global Intellectual Property Policy at BIO and has been with the organization since June of 2000. Lila is responsible for domestic and international IP and technology transfer issues affecting the ... View Full Bio >

Marissa was a Coordinator of Industry Analysis and Conference Programming in BIO’s Business Development ... View Full Bio >

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Olivia was the Summer 2012 intern for the Communications Department at ... View Full Bio >

Paul is a communications director for BIO. An alumnus of UCLA and the University of California Davis, he moved to Washington, DC, in ... View Full Bio >

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Phyllis is Senior Director for Vaccines, Immunotherapeutics, and Diagnostics Policy at BIO.  In this role she is responsible for working with member companies in vaccines, molecular diagnostics, and bio-defense on policy, ... View Full Bio >

Rena’e has been with BIO since 2005 and is a Manager within the Business Development department. Originally from New York City, Rena’e joined the DC office in 2008 and has been a functional part of the team responsible for the ... View Full Bio >

Prior to joining the Biotechnology Industry Organization in October 2005 as vice president, conventions and conferences, Robbi Lycett was president, Lycett Consulting, Inc., with 24 years in the meetings, convention and exhibition ... View Full Bio >

Roy is a Manager of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer policy at BIO and the main contributor for Patently Biotech. He is a lawyer by training, with a background in international and national politics. He grew up in the ... View Full Bio >

Sara is currently a Program Manager for the Biotechnology Industry Organization where she is responsible for developing the program for the BIO International Convention. She has vast experience in managing conferences and developing ... View Full Bio >

Sarah is Director, Programs at the Biotechnology Industry Organization where she is responsible for developing the program for the BIO International Convention.  Sarah spent nine and a half years at the National Association of Chain ... View Full Bio >

Sondra is a Coordinator in the Business Development department at BIO, and most often she is working with the company presenters at BIO’s conferences. She is a blogger for The One-on-One Compass , which focuses on the BIO One-on-One ... View Full Bio >

Stephanie Fischer is a former Director of Communications for health and intellectual property issues at ... View Full Bio >

I am the Coordinator for Vaccines, Immunotherapeutics, and Diagnostics Policy at BIO. Prior to joining the Health Policy team at BIO, I worked in BIO’s Alliance Development department serving patient advocacy groups and other third ... View Full Bio >

Tracy serves as the Director of Events Communications and handles all communications for BIO’s events and emerging company policy issues. She loves blogging and podcasting on all things biotech and believes in the great potential of ... View Full Bio >

Wendy joined BIO in September 2012 and is the Managing Director of Marketing for the BIO International Convention. After marketing events for a variety of industry organizations, Wendy is excited to join the biotech community and ... View Full Bio >