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Tag Archives: small business
Small Companies, Big Returns
The broader biotech indices are up more than 30 percent this year and have reached levels not seen since the peak of March 2000. Larger biotechs account for much of the index returns, as we have described previously, and have helped the sector outperform the S&P 500 by two fold. But how have smaller biotech companies been performing? As of Nov 30, 27 companies that started the year under $1 billion in market capitalization have Read More >
We Are BIO
Here’s what the Biotechnology Industry Organization is doing for you. This year, we challenged you to answer the question – What’s Your BIO? On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), I’d like to answer that question to illustrate how we advocate for federal, state and global policies to foster continued biotech breakthroughs, innovation and ingenuity. In addition to producing the BIO International Convention, we educate and engage public policy leaders in Washington, in state Read More >
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Tags: 2012 BIO International Convention, agricultural biotechnology, agriculture, BIO International Convention, business development, Health Care, International, PDUFA, prescription drugs, public policy, reimbursment, sbir, small business, TDP, Therapeutic Discovery Project
Tags: 2012 BIO International Convention, agricultural biotechnology, agriculture, BIO International Convention, business development, Health Care, International, PDUFA, prescription drugs, public policy, reimbursment, sbir, small business, TDP, Therapeutic Discovery Project
BIO Supports SBIR Reauthorization in Senate
Last week, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867), which included SBIR reauthorization through Senate Amendment 1115. This is a critical step toward ensuring that all innovative companies can compete for SBIR grants – based on the promise of their science rather than the structure of their capital. Reauthorizing the program to allow small companies that receive the majority of their financing from venture capital to once again be eligible to compete Read More >
The Critical Importance of International Patent Protection for Small Businesses
As part of the implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) recently held two public hearing on international patent protection. Stanley C. Erck, President and CEO of Novavax, Inc., testified on behalf of BIO in support of an initiative to reduce filing and prosecution costs for international patent protection of biotech inventions. In his testimony, Mr. Erck explained the important role patents play in the biotechnology industry. The Read More >
