10.11.2012

New Financing Models and Early Stage Financing Take Center Stage

Following on the heels of high-profile funding collaborations between pharmaceutical companies and traditional venture capital funds, the 11th Annual BIO Investor Forum examined the innovative funding models fueling early stage biotech companies and the industry...

LABELING

Vote NO on Prop 37

In recent editorials, 34 of California's major daily newspapers are urging voters to reject Proposition 37, a deceptive food labeling scheme, on the November ballot, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and Sacramento Bee ...

Biopharmaceutical Industry

U.S. Leadership in Biopharma

"It is becoming clear... that the U.S. can no longer take its leadership in biopharmaceuticals or other knowledge-based industries for granted," according to Deborah Cummings, a senior program manager with Battelle...

PACIFIC RIM SUMMIT

Flying Green: Spotlight on Aviation Biofuels

BIO's Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy kicked off it's Thursday programming with a plenary session called Flying Green: Why Airlines See a Bright Future in Biofuels...

RENEWABLE FUEL

Take the Pledge, Support FuelsAmerica

FuelsAmerica is a new coalition of groups and individuals who have a stake in the success of biofuels. The coalition is founded on a simple core principle: Renewable fuel is good for the U.S. economy, for our nation's energy security and for the environment...

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

BIO Technology Transfer Symposium: Funding that First $2 Million

With creative funding schemes picking up steam and nontraditional funders taking an interest in biotech, what can universities and start-ups expect in their right first-round financing structure?

BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

How does the NBI perform in the last quarter of the year?

Does the NASDAQ Biotech Index (NBI) outperform the broader market in the last three months of the year, or underperform?

ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

"Approval of Foods from Genetically Modified Animals is Unjustifiably Slow"

The Los Angeles Times reported on concerns within the U.S. animal biotech industry and the chilling effect that will result if the government continues to turn its back on technologies...

STEM EDUCATION

Southern California Biotech Magnet School will Prepare Next Gen Workforce

Despite increasing global competition, the United States remains the most innovative country on the planet...

AGRICULTURE

Opportunities in Agriculture

Dr. Jon Hagler, the Missouri Director of Agriculture, spoke recently at BIO's Livestock Biotech Summit about our country — and the world — being on the precipice of some unprecedented opportunities in agriculture...

BIODEFENSE

Creating a Preparedness Plan: A Good Investment

No one thinks that their company may be affected by a flood, earthquake or other disaster, but with 43 natural disasters in 2011...

RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD

BIO Strongly Opposes RFS Waiver Requests in Comments to EPA

Any waiver of the RFS would have little to no effect on corn prices, but would certainly harm biofuel producers and biotechnology companies across the United States...

PDUFA

PDUFA V Sets New Course for Regulatory Science — Joint BIO/PhRMA Statement

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) President and CEO John J. Castellani andBiotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood today released the following joint statement...

HEALTH CARE

BIO Comments on New CMS Clinical Lab Fee Schedule Codes and Payment Determinations

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the New and Reconsidered Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) Test Codes and Preliminary Payment Determinations published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

Conferences & Events

10.24.12

BIO Convention in China

The BIO Convention in China brings together executives from biotechnology, pharmaceutical companies and investment firms from North America, Europe and Asia…

11.12.12

BIO IPCC Conference

Over the past eight years, BIO's semiannual IP Counsels Committee Conference has become a popular and growing event among our members' IP and legal professionals...

12.03.12

BioSafe Meeting

BIO's Preclinical Safety Committee (BioSafe) will hold its 2nd Annual BioSafe Europe meeting in Basel, Switzerland...

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01.29.12

BIO Asia International Conference

BIO Asia is the premier dedicated biotech partnering event in Asia that offers an unrivalled opportunity to meet with the leading international pharmaceutical and biotech companies in one place at one time.…

02.11.13

BIO CEO & Investor Conference

The BIO CEO & Investor Conference is the largest investor conference focused on established and emerging publicly traded biotech companies...

06.16.13

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing

Entering it's tenth year, BIO World Congress offers unique networking opportunities, an overview of the latest technological developments and real world scenarios for bringing technological solutions to market...

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Polls & Quizzes

Do you think the Nasdaq Biotech Index (NBI) outperforms the broader market in the last 3 months of the year?