BIO Hits the News

The 2011 BIO International Convention had a 27% increase in media registration in Washington, DC with more than 450 registered media! Below is a glimpse of featured articles and news covering the hot topics in the biotech industry from the Convention.

Squawk On The Street, CNBC, Major players in bio-tech gathered in Washington, DC for live and exclusive interviews, June 27, 2011:

Biotech Healthy Growth
Jim Greenwood  

State of Biotech – Human Genome Sciences
Tom Watkins  

The State of Biotech – Alkermes
Richard Pops  

Feature Articles:     

Reform FDA, says biotech group
Financial Times - July 1, 2011

Live from BIO: For real innovation, look beyond science
FierceBiotech -
June 30, 2011

National biotech group names Quinn of Illinois 'governor of the year'
Associated Press- June 30, 2011

Mass. woos life sciences companies
Boston Globe - June 30, 2011

BIO unveils strategy to grow biotech industry
Washington Business Journal – June 29, 2011

At BIO, perfect time for a health care reform ruling
Washington Business Journal – June 29, 2011

Human Genome Sciences' Watkins elected BIO chair
Baltimore Business Journal - June 29, 2011

Kansas student wins International BioGENEius Challenge
Wichita Business Journal - June 28, 2011

Study: State’s bioscience sector drives job growth
Gazette.com – June 28, 2011