by John Conrad | Mar 10, 2023 | Policy News
Yesterday President Biden unveiled his 2024 budget request that includes drastic changes to the Medicare program. The budget looks to immediately build off the Inflation Reduction Act by rapidly expanding the number of drugs that will be negotiated and decreasing the...
by John Conrad | Dec 8, 2022 | Policy News
CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Illinois will receive up to $354.6 million to administer four programs as part of the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The expanded program offering through SSBCI will enable...
by John Conrad | Nov 16, 2022 | Policy News
iBIO would like to thank the leadership from Congressmen Brad Schneider, Bill Foster, and the other members of the New Democrats Coalition for their letter raising serious concerns with U.S. Trade Rep. Ambassador Katherine Tai about the proposed expanded waiver on IP...
by John Conrad | Nov 14, 2022 | Policy News
As pollster’s predicted a “red wave” across the country, election results in Illinois told a different story. Please find below a comprehensive overview of this year’s general election: Statewide Results Governor Governor JB Pritzker has won re-election with 54% of...
by John Conrad | Nov 8, 2022 | Policy News
Welcome to Election Day. Just like the Powerball numbers we may not know if we have a change in US House leadership for a couple days. Pollsters are predicting a change in the House with the Senate still a toss up. Here in Illinois, many of our closest races were in...
by John Conrad | Oct 26, 2022 | Policy News
The Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO) joined 47 independent state biotechnology associations in a letter to President Biden expressing our serious concerns with the proposed expansion of the WTO TRIPS waiver to include not only vaccines, but also...