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| Nickname | BIO |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Lobbying |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Key people | John Crowley (CEO) |
| Website | https://www.bio.org/ |
Formerly called | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is the largest advocacy association in the world representing the biotechnology industry.[1][2][3] It was founded in 1993 as the Biotechnology Industry Organization from a merger of the Industrial Biotechnology Association (IBA) and the Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABC),[4] and changed its name to the Biotechnology Innovation Organization on January 4, 2016.[5][6] Biotechnology Innovation Organization serves more than 1,100 biotechnology firms, research schools, state biotechnology centers and related associations in the United States and in more than 30 other countries.[7]
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- ^ "BIO: Making History". Biotechnology Innovation Organization. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Biotechnology Innovation Organization changes name to Biotechnology Innovation Organization" (Press release). BusinessWire. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Wright, Rob (1 July 2019). "Increasing Diversity Among Leadership And Boards". Life Science Leader. VertMarkets.
- ^ "About BIO". diapharma. June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.