Leaders of the Biotechnology Industry Organization said they want to come back later this decade — if they can get more exhibition space and other accommodations.
Patients and their families are working with pharmaceutical companies, matching patients with clinical trials, paying for research, and lobbying to speed drug development.
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Cancer activists take their fight for drug approval to the BIO conference in Boston.
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The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council lists more than 900 companies in the state. View a map of their locations.
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Third Rock is one of a trio of Back Bay firms that have been taking a much more hands-on approach to scouting for promising research and then crafting companies around it.
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This week’s Bio International Convention is a chance for the state to tout its decisive edge in this lucrative industry.
JULIETTE KAYYEM
Biological advancements have tremendous benefits to our health, energy supplies, and global food supplies. But there is a darker side to the bio-industry.
Biotechnology executives meeting in Boston voiced concerns about potential research cuts and the future of the health care law.
Some 5,500 individuals have paid for the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s speed meeting service, which includes the BIO One-on-One Partnering scheduling software.
The first round of grants, totaling at least $1.3 million, under the Massachusetts-Israel Innovation Partnership was awarded Tuesday at the BIO International Convention.
The ambitious consortium, which is expected to be unveiled Wednesday, would aim to improve the understanding and treatment of neurological disorders.
Former US Treasury secretaries sound alarmHenry M. Paulson Jr. and Robert E. Rubin warned that decisive political action is needed in the US and Europe to avert an economic crisis.
Bio convention websiteVisit the website of the 2012 Bio International Convention, which is being held in Boston.
The $1.45 million partnership will allow students to work with scientists.
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