BIO reaches adolescence
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The turnover of the staff at the United States Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) following the appointment of a politician James Greenwood in January 2005 to head it up suggest a new role for the organization. Greenwood's methodical reshaping of the organization's senior staff has sharply strengthened in-house advocacy expertise and activities in dealing with broad assortment of critical issues affecting their industry.
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 2006
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Pessimistic response to FDA leadership change
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The appointment of Andrew von Eschenbach as acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes at a time when the agency is already under intense pressure and scrutiny over a number of issues. The lack of uncertainty in the FDA is likely to further demonstrate agency decision-making and force biotechnology companies into pharmaceutical alliances rather than going it alone in seeking drug approval.
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 2005
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Agbiotech firms realign product focus
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) vice president for food and agriculture Val Giddings specifies that the agbiotech firms in United States and Canada are progressing with a clear objective to realign the development of cotton, corn and oilseeds. This would be done specifically in those areas that seem to be the most beneficial.
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 2004
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