Welcome to the new Biotech NowJoin us as we explore and discuss how biotechnology helps heal, fuel, and feed our global community. Brought to you by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), we hope to inspire conversations about the impact of biotechnology on our lives and our world. |
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Jim’s Corner Jim Greenwood, President & CEO of BIO, shares thoughts, perspectives and insights on the biotech industry. Read more |
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BIObytes with Dr. David Targan Join Dr. Targan on his journey through biotechnology as he answers the most basic questions about the science and how it impacts our world. Learn more |
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Recent Updates
The Washington Post: Special section on biotechnology
As part of our public education/industry branding campaign, BIO sponsored a special section on biotechnology which ran in The Washington Post on Wednesday, June 24:
http://ukpublic.mediaplanet.com/biotechwashpostfinal.pdf
The insert provides a general introduction to biotech, emphasizing how biotechnology is helping to heal, feed and fuel the world. We also used the piece to disseminate some of our key [...]
Health Reform Debate Heats Up and Slows Down
The health reform debate is heating up and, in at least one respect, slowing down a bit.
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On Sunday, President Obama, PhRMA and the Senate Finance Committee announced an agreement to help close the coverage gap in the Medicare prescription drug program to help reduce the cost of comprehensive health-reform. Under the proposal, U.S. drug [...]
BIO to USA Today: Patents Promote Innovation
BIO President & CEO James Greenwood published an op-ed piece in yesterday’s USA Today on how “patents promote innovation”:
Public debate over access to, and use of, genetic technology is a good thing. It requires the consideration of many factors, including coverage and cost, concerns over genetic discrimination and myriad regulatory issues.
Even so, banning patents on [...]
Advanced Biofuel Companies Working to Meet RFS
Brent Erickson of BIO; Gerson Santos of Abengoa Bioenergy, S.A.; Jack Huttner of DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, LLC; Patrick R. Gruber, Ph.D. of Gevo, Inc; and Lars Hansen, President, Novozymes North America discuss progress that companies are making in bringing advanced biofuels to the marketplace, emphasizing gains in production efficiency in laboratory and pilot projects [...]
The Next Great Biotechnology Hub
What will be the next great biotechnology hub? You decide, literally!
