The Droughts in the Midwest

08.08.2012

Biotech's Drought-Tolerant Corn Stands Tall

As drought conditions worsen across the midwest, drought-tolerant corn products are being put to the test...

Venture Capital Critical in SBIR Implementation

SBIR/STTR grants are critical for supporting emerging biotech companies working on innovations that could lead to breakthroughs...

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Top 5 Reasons to Attend BIO India

BIO India is timely for those looking to learn more about India's rapidly growing global presence in the life sciences...

HEALTH CARE

The Fight to Combat Illegal Online Pharmacies

The idea of deadly, counterfeit drugs is not new, but the ability for consumers to so easily be tricked into purchasing them online is extremely alarming...

CHINA

2012 BIO Convention in China: Highlighting Cross-Border Partnering in Biotechnology

The BIO Convention in China will bring together executives from biotechnology, pharmaceutical companies and investment firms from North America, Europe and Asia...

INDUSTRIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

BIO Announces Plenary Session Program for 2012 Pacific Rim Summit

BIO announced more than 100 speakers covering the latest in industrial biotechnology at the 2012 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy...

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Technology Transfer Impact? Senator Bayh Informs on IPWatchdog

IPWatchdog published an article by former Senator Birch Bayh highlighting a BIO commissioned study showing the economic impact of technology transfer on the U.S. economy...

NEWSLETTER

Focus on Rheumatology, Inflammation, Anesthesia & Pain

BIO recently published the July 2012 version of its quarterly therapeutic newsletters. Scientists long considered osteoarthritis (OA) a disease of wear and tear. Use the joints long enough, they reasoned, and they are bound to wear out...

NEWSLETTER

Focus on Oncology

BIO recently published the July 2012 version of its quarterly therapeutic newsletters. A team of international scientists has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the cause of bile duct cancer...

NEWSLETTER

Focus on Neurology & CNS

BIO recently published the July 2012 version of its quarterly therapeutic newsletters. Researchers may have discovered a mechanism behind the largest known genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease...

NEWSLETTER

Focus on Nephrology, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Gastroenterology

BIO recently published the July 2012 version of its quarterly therapeutic newsletters. A combination of two diabetes drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone, was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than metformin alone...

NEWSLETTER

Focus on Cardiology, Pulmonology & Blood

BIO recently published the July 2012 version of its quarterly therapeutic newsletters. A treatment that benefits adults and older children with cystic fibrosis may not help infants and young children with the disease, a new study reports...

NEWSLETTER

Focus on Allergy, Infectious Disease & Antiviral

BIO recently published the July 2012 version of its quarterly therapeutic newsletters. Scientists are launching the first clinical trial to test whether drug regimens containing maraviroc, a medication currently approved to treat HIV infection, are also safe and tolerable when taken once daily by HIV-uninfected individuals at increased risk for acquiring HIV infection...

RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD

BIO Urges EPA and Congress to Stay the Course on the Renewable Fuel Standard

Jim Greenwood, president & CEO of BIO, issued A statement in reaction to a letter sent by 156 Members of the House of Representatives to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, where they urged the EPA to reduce the federal Renewable Fuel Standard...

Conferences & Events

09.12.12

BIO India International Conference

BIO India features high-level keynote speakers, educational India-focused panels, networking opportunities, company presentations, and the BIO One-on-One Partnering^TM system…

09.19.12

Livestock Biotech Summit

This unique conference offers a focus on genetic engineering of agricultural animals including benefits, research and development, regulatory system, and challenges…

10.08.12

BIO Technology Transfer Symposium

The Technology Transfer Symposium highlights recent and successful early stage technology transfer deals…

10.09.12

BIO Investor Forum

The BIO Investor Forum is an international biotech investor conference focused on early and established private companies as well as emerging public companies…

10.10.12

Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy

The Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy is the original conference dedicated solely to the growth of the industrial biotechnology and bioenergy sectors in North America and the Asia-Pacific region…

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…

12.03.12

BioSafe Meetings

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

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ON Linkedin.COM

An exclusive laboratory for research on zebrafish, an alternative animal model for mouse, was inaugurated...

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NEW THERAPEUTIC AREA NEWSLETTERS

BIO publishes quarterly newsletters for its members which focus on the therapeutic areas of member companies.

Polls & Quizzes

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