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BIO’s Dr. McMurry-Heath Says Racism a “Chronic Disease” Plaguing Society
In the wake of tragic deaths and civil unrest, BIO’s President and CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath announced she will lead a panel discussion next week at BIO Digital with industry leaders on the state of race and equity within the biotechnology industry. Following the announcement, Dr. McMurry-Heath shared her thoughts on events that have taken…
Read MoreHHS Provides an Additional $250 Million to Help U.S. Health Care Systems Respond to COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS ASPR) is providing an additional $250 million to aid U.S. health care systems treating patients and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. As authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, HHS has now provided a total of…
Read MoreBIO and CSBA Letter to Congress to Support One Health and Advance Animal Biotech
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), along with the 27 members of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA), urge Congress to support the Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act and advance legislation directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
Read MoreSteven Damon Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Micron Biomedical, a Novel Vaccine and Therapeutic Technology Company
Micron Biomedical, Inc., an Atlanta based biopharmaceutical company, has appointed industry veteran, Steven Damon, as the company CEO. Mr. Damon will lead Micron on a path to rapid development and commercialization of Micron’s proprietary dissolvable, microneedle-based technology, a novel technology designed for simple, safe and effective self-dosing of vaccines and therapeutics. “The time is right…
Read MoreA New Program to Support Continued Biotechnology Innovation
At Pfizer, our Purpose – breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – propels us to find innovative solutions for patients with high unmet medical needs in various therapeutic areas. We share this goal with many innovative companies within the biotech community and we have a long history of collaboration with them and many others across the…
Read MoreQuest Diagnostics’ COVID-19 test kit gets FDA nod for emergency use
Quest Diagnostics said on Thursday it received emergency use authorization (EUA) for its self-collection COVID-19 test kit from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, sending its shares up 3%. The company expects to have more than half a million kits available by end of June and more as required later. Several medical device makers and…
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