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Tag Archives: innovation
BioFlorida Conference: Here’s What You Missed
As I mentioned last week, BIO President & CEO James C. Greenwood kicked-off this week’s BioFlorida 14th Annual Conference with a keynote speech. Thanks to @BioFlorida2011 for tweeting some of his speech highlights. If you were not able to make it to Tampa for the conference, fear not, I’ve got you covered. Here’s a rundown of some of the things you missed: It’s All About Efficiency, Innovation and Globalization Goldman Sachs equity analyst Isaac Ro Read More >
BioCentury TV at BIO International Convention
BioCentury TV interviewed biotech leaders throughout the recent BIO International Convention in Washington, DC. The first interview can be found here (links to the other interviews can be found on the right). (July 24) Public+Private Part 1 — Turning Great Science into Medicine — and Jobs: Dr. Michel Goldman of Europe’s Innovative Medicines Initiative xplains how the pharma-driven agenda is creating a new “ecosystem” in Europe for drug developers. (July 31) Public+Private Part 2 – Read More >
Bayh Dole Act a failure?
By Guest Writer Joseph Allen One hotly debated topic in Washington of real importance to the biotechnology community is how well the annual multi-billion dollar federal investment in R&D is being translated into new products, jobs and companies needed to improve the lives of US taxpayers and help pull the US economy out of its current doldrums. An interesting insight on the debate is captured in a Washington Post article “Innovation’s golden opportunity” that ran Read More >
Banning Gene Patents Will Promote Innovation?
Abolishing gene patents will deter, not promote, innovation, as the patent eligibility of isolated DNA molecules provides incentives necessary for development of life-enhancing diagnostics and therapeutics. R&D to identify genes, their sequences, genetic variations, and their disease correlation is very costly. Claims like those of the patents at issue in the Myriad Genetics lawsuit have been a key foundation supporting the massive investment of time and capital that is necessary to bring life-enhancing DNA-based diagnostics Read More >
Coalition Urges Enactment of Patent Reform Legislation to Drive Job Growth and Innovation
Coalition Urges Enactment of Patent Reform Legislation to Drive Job Growth and Innovation (March 24, 2011) BIO joined with 97 other manufacturers, scientists, researchers, academic institutions, and businesses to urge the U.S. House of Representatives to enact patent reform into law in order to strengthen our country’s patent system which will help get breakthrough products to market faster, maximizing our opportunities for job growth. Read the letter (120 KB PDF)
