Jim Greenwood is president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). He represented Pennsylvania’s 8th district in the US House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005.
Drug Spending Not Driving Rising Health Care Costs
New reports indicate that drug prices are slowing compared to other healthcare costs.
The Value of Saving Lives
Policies for patient access to life-saving therapies must keep pace with biomedical innovation.
Bureaucratic Roadblocks Threaten Biopharma Growth
Protecting intellectual property rights is vital to biopharmaceutical innovation.
Prescribing Caution for Biosimilars
Sound policies are needed to govern the substitution of interchangeable biologics.
Technology Transfer: Protecting the True Public Interest
Ties between the biotechnology industry and university research are crucial.
Policy and Leadership
This month's BIO Convention will encourage needed conversations.
Intellectual Property as the Foundation of Innovation
Supportive public policy is needed in order for innovation to flourish.
Delivering on the Promise of Biotechnology
The BIO convention, and healthcare reform, could re-energize biotech.
Healthcare Reform Requires Room for Innovation
To move from R&D to breakthrough drugs, biotech companies need policies that support innovation.
Progress Made on the Path to Biosimilars
BIO supports recent Congressional action toward a 12-year data exclusivity period for innovators.
Biotechnology in 2009
The president of BIO proposes the ingredients needed for industry growth.
Industry Leaders Debate Follow-on Biologics Pathway
The organizations' presidents discuss market exclusivity, approval processes, and pending legislation.