Good Day BIO Newsletter

We’re getting ready for summer. Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert shares his personal experiences with melanoma—and why you should #GetNaked and get checked for skin cancer. Plus, a superfood purple tomato may be in grocery stores near you. (547 words, 2 minutes, 44 seconds)

COVID vaccines will continue to save lives, studies show—we look at what we avoided, what we gained, how far we’ve come, and what’s next. Plus, the CDC is keeping avian flu surveillance “at enhanced levels” into the summer. (497 words, 2 minutes, 29 seconds)

Today, we look at why measles outbreaks and mental health screenings matter—and what biotech can do for patients on both fronts. (531 words, 2 minutes, 39 seconds)

Accelerated approval brings BIO members’ breakthrough cancer treatments to patients facing unmet need—here are three recent examples. Plus, a Purdue University official explains why a plan to use Bayh-Dole to control prices will harm innovation. (627 words, 3 minutes, 8 seconds)

A House subcommittee advanced a bill to reauthorize the Rare Pediatric Priority Review Voucher (PPRV)—and the story of two young siblings fighting muscular dystrophy explains why. Also: BIO recently urged the Supreme Court to take a case that could have an impact on patents. (626 words, 3 minutes, 7 seconds)

It’s National Women’s Health Week, and we have a question: why is women’s health woefully underfunded? Meanwhile, Canada joins the U.S. in sensible regulation of gene-edited animal feed—leaving Mexico as the North American outlier. (597 words, 2 minutes, 59 seconds)

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will mark up the amended BIOSECURE Act—we’ll be watching. Meanwhile, BIO explains why new AI patent guidance creates uncertainty and a North Carolina treasurer’s report calls out 340B abuses in the state. (592 words, 2 minutes, 57 seconds)

BIO and bipartisan policymakers highlighted how policy can support—or thwart—cancer innovation. Plus, BIO explains why a proposed federal rule should recognize the benefits of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) to National Wildlife Refuges. (607 words, 3 minutes, 2 seconds)

BIO is leading the conversation this week on topics including adult vaccination and Mexico’s looming GM corn ban. (634 words, 3 minutes, 10 seconds)

The end of a busy week brings a new draft BIOSECURE Act—which takes into consideration BIO’s survey findings—and a plan to coordinate and streamline federal regulation of plants, animals, and microorganisms modified through biotechnology. (514 words, 2 minutes, 34 seconds)