by John Conrad | Apr 22, 2021 | iBIO News, Policy News, PolicyFeature1
Fewer drugs for cancer, diabetes, rare diseases, and other conditions would be developed, and Illinois would lose 58,065 jobs Today Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), and Education...
by John Conrad | Mar 24, 2021 | iBIO News, Policy News
Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2021) –The Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) today (iBIO is a member of the CSBA and John Conrad serves on the board of directors), released data analyzing the potential impact of various drug pricing proposals on patient...
by John Conrad | Mar 23, 2021 | iBIO News, Policy News
Today Governor Pritzker announced he is signing equity-centric legislation expanding economic access and opportunity across Illinois. The bill includes language creating the Illinois Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer...
by John Conrad | Mar 2, 2021 | iBIO News, Policy News
The Payroll R&D Credit, established five years ago this past December, for the first time allowed pre-revenue innovators to take a portion of their R&D credit against their payroll tax obligation. The Credit served as a recognition from Congress that income...
by John Conrad | Feb 26, 2021 | iBIO News, Policy News
iBIO joined 17 other State Biosciences Associations in a letter to Liz Richter, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A copy of the letter can be found here. The Council of State Bioscience Associations, represents 46 state...
by John Conrad | Feb 18, 2021 | Policy News
Yesterday, Governor Pritzker outlined his 2022 $41.6 billion budget proposal in a virtual State of the State Address from the Illinois Fair Grounds. As expected, the Governor’s proposal was balanced and did not call for an increase to the State’s 4.95...
