Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Liam Sturgess
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Biotechnology Innovation Organization

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is an American industry organization based in Washington, D.C. It hosts the annual BIO International Convention.[1]

History

BIO representatives Phyllis Arthur and Gregory Frank attended BARDA Industry Day 2018.[2]

COVID-19

On April 15, 2021, Phyllis Arthur attended the COVAX AMC 2021 Investment Opportunity Launch Event, also known as One World Protected, hosted online by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.[3]

Organization

BIO has been a client of Brown & Weinraub,[4] the Hudson Institute[5] and Public Strategies Washington (PSW).[6]

BIO is a member or partner of:

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Phyllis Arthur Executive Vice President and Head of Healthcare Policy & Programs[18] Merck, Brookings Institution
Gregory Frank Senior Director of Infectious Disease Policy (former)[19] Merck, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Forum on Microbial Threats, AMR Industry Alliance
Gordon McCauley Board Member (former)[20] COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force, adMare BioInnovations, BIOTECanada, Stem Cell Network

Membership

BIO's membership includes a very long list of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and other organizations. Notable members include:[21]

  • AbbVie
  • Acambis
  • Accelerated Biosciences
  • Actelion
  • adMare BioInnovations
  • Automatic Data Processing
  • AfricaBio
  • Agri-Energy
  • AI Therapeutics
  • Akcea Therapeutics
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals
  • Alexandria Real Estate Equities
  • Alkermes
  • Allergan
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
  • Altimmune
  • American Gene Technologies
  • Amgen
  • Amicus Therapeutics
  • Amplyx Pharmaceuticals
  • Anthos Therapeutics
  • Aon
  • Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC)
  • Ardelyx
  • Applied Therapeutics
  • Arizona BioIndustry Association
  • Arnold & Porter
  • Artemis DNA
  • Auburn University
  • AusBiotech
  • Avanir Pharmaceuticals
  • BASF
  • Bavarian Nordic
  • Bayer
  • BeiGene
  • BioAlabama
  • Biogen
  • BioGraphene
  • BioHarvest Sciences
  • BioMarin
  • BioNJ
  • BIOTECanada
  • BioTech New Zealand
  • Biotechnology Institute
  • BioUtah
  • Blue Water Vaccines
  • BlueRock Therapeutics
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Boston University
  • Boston University School of Medicine
  • BridgeBio
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Business Wire
  • California Life Sciences
  • California Life Sciences Institute
  • Celgene
  • Center for Global Health Innovation
  • Charles River Laboratories
  • Chinook Therapeutics
  • Chugai Pharmaceutical
  • City of Phoenix
  • City of South San Francisco
  • Clairvoyant Therapeutics
  • Colorado BioScience Association
  • Colorado State University Research Foundation
  • Cooley
  • CRISPR Therapeutics
  • The Cronos Group
  • CSL
  • CSL Behring
  • Curevo
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • CzechBio
  • Dechert
  • deCODE Genetics
  • Deerfield Institute
  • Delaware BioScience Association
  • Delaware Prosperity Partnership
  • Development Center for Biotechnology
  • DLA Piper
  • Dynavax Technologies
  • Eisai
  • Eisai Research Institute
  • Elevation Oncology
  • Eli Lilly
  • Emergent BioSolutions
  • Empire State Development
  • EpiVax
  • ESCAPE Bio
  • European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio)
  • Fe Pharmaceuticals
  • Finnish Bioindustries
  • Flagship Pioneering
  • Flanders Investment & Trade
  • Foley Hoag
  • Foro Argentino de Biotecnologia
  • Foundation Medicine
  • Fred Hutch Cancer Center
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • FSD Pharma
  • Fulcrum Therapeutics
  • Gene Therapy Center Austria (GTCA)
  • Genentech
  • Generation Bio
  • Genmab
  • Genvax Technologies
  • Georgetown University
  • GeoVax
  • German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB)
  • Gevo
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Ginkgo Bioworks
  • GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
  • Global Blood Therapeutics
  • GlobalConnectworks
  • Government of Québec
  • Government of Victoria
  • Grifols
  • Hogan Lovells
  • HollandBIO
  • Horizon Therapeutics
  • Hospira
  • Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Hungarian Biotechnology Association
  • Idaho Technology Council
  • Idegene
  • Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO)
  • Imvax
  • Incyte
  • Indiana Health Industry Forum
  • Indus Gene
  • Industry University Research Center (INDUNIV)
  • InMed Pharmaceuticals
  • Inovio Pharmaceuticals
  • Insight Genetics
  • Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials for Children (I-ACT)
  • Integrated Development Associates
  • International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
  • Intra-Cellular Therapies
  • Ionis Pharmaceuticals
  • Iovance Biotherapeutics
  • Iowa Biotech Association
  • Iowa Economic Development Authority
  • Italian Association for the Development of Biotechnology
  • Italian Trade Agency (ITA)
  • Jackson Laboratory
  • Janssen
  • Japan Bioindustry Association
  • Japan Biological Informatics Consortium
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Keck School of Medicine
  • Keio University
  • Keio University School of Medicine
  • Kentucky BioProcessing
  • Kentucky LifeSciences Council
  • King Pharmaceuticals
  • Kite Pharma
  • Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization
  • LabCorp Drug Development
  • LanzaJet
  • LanzaTech
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Legend Biotech
  • Life Science Tennessee
  • Life Science Washington
  • Life Sciences Pennsylvania
  • LifeScan
  • LifeSensors
  • Liminal Biosciences
  • LouisianaBio
  • Lucid Psycheceuticals
  • Lysogene
  • Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
  • Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development
  • Maryland Department of Commerce
  • Maryland Tech Council
  • MassBio
  • MaxWell Biosciences
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research
  • McNeill Baur
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • MedGene Therapeutics
  • Medicago
  • Medical Marketing Economics
  • Medicines Company
  • Merck
  • Micromet
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering
  • MimiVax
  • MindMed
  • Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky & Popeo
  • Mirata Pharmaceuticals
  • Mississippi Biotechnology Association
  • Missouri Biotechnology Association
  • Moderna
  • Monsanto
  • Montana BioScience Alliance
  • Montgomery College
  • Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
  • Nashville Biosciences
  • National Association for Biomedical Research
  • National Corn Growers Association
  • National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC)
  • National Resilience
  • Navigate BioPharma Services
  • Neurocrine Biosciences
  • Nevada Biotechnology & Health Sciences Consortium
  • New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
  • New Hampshire Tech Alliance
  • New Jersey Health Foundation
  • New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
  • New Perspectives
  • New York Blood Center
  • New York Genome Center
  • Nimbus Therapeutics
  • North Carolina Biosciences Organization
  • Northwestern University
  • Northwestern University Center for Biotechnology
  • Northwestern University School of Law
  • Novartis
  • Novavax
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU Biosustain)
  • Nudge Therapeutics
  • Ocugen
  • Office Depot
  • Office of the Premier of Victoria
  • Okanagan Specialty Fruits
  • Oklahoma Bioscience Association
  • Omega Therapeutics
  • One Nucleus
  • Orchard Therapeutics
  • Oregon Bioscience Association
  • Organon
  • PapVax Biotech
  • Pappas Capital
  • Passage Bio
  • PassPort Technologies
  • Pear Therapeutics
  • Pfizer
  • Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
  • Portugal's Biotechnology Industry Organization (P-BIO)
  • Praxis Bioresearch
  • PsychoGenics
  • Qu Biologics
  • RA Capital Management
  • Recordati Rare Diseases
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Reliant Pharmaceuticals
  • Repare Therapeutics
  • Research Foundation of State University of New York
  • Ripple Therapeutics
  • Roche
  • Rockefeller University
  • Roivant Sciences
  • Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck
  • Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center
  • Royalty Pharma Management
  • Rutgers Business School
  • Samsung Biologics
  • Sandoz
  • Sanofi
  • Sanofi Genzyme
  • Scottish Development International
  • Seagen
  • Second Genome
  • Seed Intellectual Property Law Group
  • Seqirus
  • Servier
  • Sherlock Biosciences
  • Shionogi
  • Shire
  • SickKids
  • Sierra Oncology
  • SIGA Technologies
  • SmartLabs
  • SomaGenics
  • South Dakota Biotech Association
  • Southern California Biomedical Council
  • Spain Business
  • Spanish Bioindustry Association
  • Spark Therapeutics
  • Spero Therapeutics
  • Spruce Capital Partners
  • St. Jacobs Animal Breeding Corp.
  • Stanford University
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Stealth BioTherapeutics
  • SunVax mRNA Therapeutics
  • SwedenBIO
  • Swiss Biotech Association
  • Switzerland Global Enterprise
  • Synaptive Therapeutics
  • Taiwan Bio Industry Organization
  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals
  • Temple University
  • Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute
  • Theravance Biopharma
  • TH!NK DIFFERENT Foundation
  • Third Rock Ventures
  • Third Security
  • Transgene
  • Translate Bio
  • Trials.ai
  • Tulane University
  • Twist Bioscience
  • UCB
  • UK Bioindustry Association (BIA)
  • Ultragenyx
  • UniFirst
  • United Parcel Service (UPS)
  • University City Science Center
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Illinois Chicago
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Texas at Dallas
  • University of Texas at Galveston
  • University of Texas at Houston Institute of Biotechnology
  • University of Texas at San Antonio
  • University of Texas Medical Branch
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • University of Texas System
  • University of Texas Tsukuba
  • University of Utah
  • Unnatural Products
  • USC Steves Center for Innovation
  • Valley Fever Solutions
  • Valneva
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Vaxart
  • Vaxcyte
  • VaxDesign
  • Vaxess Technologies
  • Vaxxas
  • VBI Vaccines
  • Vermont Biosciences Alliance
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Vifor Pharma
  • ViiV Healthcare
  • Vir Biotechnology
  • Virginia Biotechnology Association
  • Washington State University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Wave Life Sciences
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Women in Bio
  • Yale University

Activities

BIO has provided notable funding to:

  1. Alberta at BIO International 2022. BioAlberta. Retrieved September 1, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220901171800/https://www.bioalberta.com/alberta-at-bio-international-2022 ↩︎

  2. Participant List. BARDA. Retrieved February 27, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230227080444/https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov/BARDA/documents/BID2018_ParticipantList.pdf ↩︎

  3. The Gavi COVAX AMC Investment Opportunity Launch Event Participant List. (2021). Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; USAID; U.S. Department of State. https://web.archive.org/web/20220821050428/https://www.gavi.org/sites/default/files/covid/covax/Investment-Opportunity-Launch-Participant-List.pdf ↩︎

  4. Clients. Brown & Weinraub. Retrieved May 22, 2024, from http://archive.vn/2024.05.22-183400/https://www.brownweinraub.com/clients?3c20adbb_page=1 ↩︎

  5. Stern, W. P., London, H., Smith, C., & Rubenstein, E. A Futurist Perspective: 1999 Annual Report. Hudson Institute. Retrieved September 23, 2013, from https://web.archive.org/web/20130923074611/http://www.hudson.org/files/publications/annual_report_99.pdf ↩︎

  6. Success Stories. Public Strategies Washington. Retrieved July 13, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.07.13-020622/https://psw-inc.com/work ↩︎

  7. AVAC Member Organizations. (2021). Adult Vaccine Access Coalition. http://archive.vn/2022.07.08-060340/https://adultvaccinesnow.org/our-membership/avac-member-organizations/ ↩︎

  8. List of Members. (2022, March 4). Alliance for a Stronger FDA. http://archive.vn/2022.07.08-045902/https://www.strengthenfda.org/members ↩︎

  9. Our Members. (2017). AMR Industry Alliance. https://web.archive.org/web/20220331155516/https://www.amrindustryalliance.org/our-members/ ↩︎

  10. Member Profile Archives. Global Health Security Agenda Consortium (GHSAC). Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220816152920/https://ghsacngs.org/pl-categs/member-profile/ ↩︎

  11. Members & Observers. International Coalition for Harmonisation. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.04.24-053337/https://www.ich.org/page/members-observers ↩︎

  12. NFID Partner Organizations. (2022, January 6). National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. https://web.archive.org/web/20220716065253/https://www.nfid.org/partners/ ↩︎

  13. Our Members. National Health Council. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220406081753/https://nationalhealthcouncil.org/members/?m_cat=74&m_key= ↩︎

  14. Current NORD Corporate Council Members. NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders). Retrieved October 12, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221012043656/https://rarediseases.org/get-involved/corporate-council/current-members/ ↩︎

  15. Current Members. Personalized Medicine Coalition. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210815032705/https://personalizedmedicinecoalition.org/Members/Current_Members ↩︎

  16. Member Organizations. Research!America. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from http://archive.vn/2022.04.06-092643/https://www.researchamerica.org/about-us/member-organizations ↩︎

  17. About the project. REVIVE. Retrieved October 5, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221005183025/https://revive.gardp.org/about-revive/#organisations-working-with-us ↩︎

  18. Phyllis Arthur. Biotechnology Innovation Organization. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.bio.org/about/bio-leadership/senior-leadership/phyllis-arthur ↩︎

  19. Gregory Frank. World Economic Forum. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.weforum.org/people/greg-frank/ ↩︎

  20. Gordon C. McCauley. Stem Cell Network. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241231003228/https://stemcellnetwork.ca/about-us/governance/gordon-c-mccauley/ ↩︎

  21. BIO Member Directory. Biotechnology Innovation Organization. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220930103715/https://www.bio.org/bio-member-directory ↩︎

  22. How We’re Funded. (2022). Alliance for Aging Research. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715161317/https://www.agingresearch.org/about-us/how-were-funded/ ↩︎

  23. Partners & Supporters. Autoimmune Association. Retrieved May 11, 2023, from https://autoimmune.org/about-us/partners-collaborators/?tab=partners ↩︎

  24. Sponsors / Donors. Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from http://archive.vn/2022.05.29-040043/https://biodefensecommission.org/sponsors-donors/ ↩︎

  25. Block, T. M. (2022, July 6). Annual Report 2021. Issuu; Hepatitis B Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20230626072726/https://issuu.com/hepbfoundation/docs/hepb-2021_annual_report-v8_7-6 ↩︎

  26. Gillison Jr., D. H. Annual Report 2021. National Alliance on Mental Illness. Retrieved August 31, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220831202624/https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/PDFs/Financials/2021-NAMI-Annual-Report.pdf ↩︎

  27. Annual Report 2019 (p. 23). (2019). Reagan-Udall Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712071448/https://reaganudall.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Reagan-Udall_Annual Report 20219_final_corrected.pdf ↩︎

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Liam Sturgess is a Canadian writer, researcher and investigative reporter focused on issues of human rights and civil liberties, with a particular interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the founder of White Rose Intelligence.

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