August marks National Immunization Awareness Month – a time to take inventory on where we stand, and recognize how far we’ve come, in advancing breakthrough vaccines designed to protect the world’s population. However, despite the clear societal and economic benefits that come with common vaccinations like a flu shot, distorted facts and misinformation about immunization …
Read Article: National Immunization Awareness Month is Timely Reminder of Modern Marvel of Vaccines
National Immunization Awareness Month might be coming to a close, but it’s important to continue helping people understand why vaccines are so important throughout the entire year. To bolster these efforts, the National Vaccine Program Office teamed up with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to create a series of short videos highlighting the importance of vaccines. …
Read Article: Vaccine Video Series Aims to Educate on the Benefits of Immunization
IQVIA – a nonpartisan health care research firm – is out with troubling new data showing a direct correlation between high out-of-pocket costs and patients forgoing the medicines they need. In 2017, 69% of patients covered in the commercial market did not fill a new prescription when their insurance company required them to pay out …
Read Article: Report: Patients More Likely to Skip Therapy as Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
Hi guys, I want to move my career path towards a clinical research coordinator role but it’s pretty difficult, you need experience to land entry level jobs, and how can you get the experience if you cant get hired?!! I guess my question is how should I approach my job search to land this role? …
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In comments filed to the EPA August 17 on the 2019 proposed volumes for the renewable fuel standard, BIO urged the agency to “seize the opportunity afforded by the RFS program to promote the type of innovation that will help grow advanced and cellulosic biofuels, create good paying jobs, and help revitalize rural America by …
Read Article: EPA Lag in Cellulosic Ethanol Approvals Hurting Rural America
Venture capital investment in US biotech companies has skyrocketed as Chinese investors continue to fuel the US pharmaceutical startup sector. With over $1.4 billion invested by Chinese VC funds into private US biotechnology firms in Q1 2018 alone, the Chinese investment community represents a materially significant and growing source of growth capital for the industry. …
Read Article: #MakeHistory: Highlighting History I China
In February, as part of our 25th anniversary innovation series, we profiled the discovery and subsequent harnessing of Agrobacterium to modify crops, leading to great advances in agriculture and food production. Moreover, we highlighted scientist Mary-Dell Chilton – among other researchers – and the role she played in discovering the potential of the microbe. Sonja Begemann with Ag Professional …
Read Article: Plant Biotech Pioneer Retires
BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood posted the following op-ed on Linked-In today, making the case for the U.S. Senate to act on legislation that would empower the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to broaden coverage of medication-assisted treatment to help Americans in the throes of opioid addiction. How serious is our national opioid …
Read Article: Senate Has the Power to Get Miracle Medications to Opioid Addicts
The U.S. leads the world in biotech innovation, delivering solutions to combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint and feed the hungry. However, our weakening patent system has reduced the incentives and safeguards small biotech companies rely upon to deliver over 65% of the industry’s innovative products and technologies. Unfortunately, changes to our …
Read Article: New Documentary Highlights Consequences of Bad Patent Laws
GIFs are fun, digestible, and, most importantly, relatable — that’s why everybody loves them and shares them on social media so much. And since Instagram is the top social media platform for visual content, your followers expect your brand to post more compelling content than the photos of your company’s complimentary lunch each week. Your …
Read Article: Your Cheat Sheet for Posting GIFs on Instagram