Oregon preserves Medicaid coverage for ‘Accelerated Approval’ drugs
In a monumental victory for the people in Oregon, biotech innovation, and the…
Biden releases new food strategy ahead of White House food summit
The Biden-Harris Administration has released a National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health…
Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline, study shows
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug developed by Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s (BIO) members Eisai Co…
U.S. must challenge Mexico’s GM corn ban, say farmers and biotech industry
The United States government is under increased pressure from U.S. farmers to challenge…
Antibiotics misuse and overprescribing revisited ahead of expected fall COVID wave
Almost 80% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 2020 to October 2020…
Maternal vaccination still low despite proven mRNA safety
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) carried out a national study…
EDITORS’ CHOICE
Hospitals and pharmacies profit as 340B drives up patients’ drug costs
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program is starting to get a great deal of attention—for all the wrong reasons. The…
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Latest News
USDA: Biotech can boost agriculture productivity, sustainability
Climate change poses an increasing number of challenges to food production and supply chains around the globe, and the world…
Oregon preserves Medicaid coverage for ‘Accelerated Approval’ drugs
In a monumental victory for the people in Oregon, biotech innovation, and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Accelerated Approval…
Biden releases new food strategy ahead of White House food summit
The Biden-Harris Administration has released a National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health ahead of today’s Conference on Hunger, Nutrition,…
Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline, study shows
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug developed by Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s (BIO) members Eisai Co Ltd and Biogen slowed the cognitive and…
U.S. must challenge Mexico’s GM corn ban, say farmers and biotech industry
The United States government is under increased pressure from U.S. farmers to challenge Mexico’s impending ban on genetically modified corn…
HEALTH
How USDA is advancing biotech productivity and sustainability
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is involved in several international initiatives to drive investment in and deployment of agricultural biotech.
AGRICULTURE
CLIMATE CHANGE
Government pushes for 100% SAF in aviation
A government-wide strategy to scale up “new technologies to manufacture sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) throughout the U.S. aircraft industry”—something biotech…
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FEDERAL POLICY
STATE POLICY
Oregon preserves Medicaid coverage for ‘Accelerated Approval’ drugs
In a monumental victory for the people in Oregon, biotech innovation, and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Accelerated Approval…
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INTERNATIONAL
BIO’s VIEW
BIO: Expanding COVID IP waiver could harm US biotech companies
After making the misguided decision to waive intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID vaccines, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is…
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