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...
by John Conrad | Sep 13, 2022 | Policy News
Over 65 Illinois business leaders signed on to a letter delivered on September 13, 2022 to Illinois Congressional Delegation emphasizing the importance of reauthorizing the SBIR/STTR program. The current legislation is set to expire on September 30, 2022 –...
by John Conrad | Mar 25, 2022 | Policy News
The federal government will be phasing out the use of DUNS numbers for entities by April 4, 2022. This will be replaced by a 12-character unique entity identifier (UEI) through SAM.gov. If your entity is already registered with SAM.gov, then a UEI will be assigned to...
by John Conrad | Jan 14, 2022 | Policy News
As a result of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the General Assembly canceled the session days that were scheduled for this week. However, and as expected, standing committees in both chambers held virtual hearings throughout the week. With respect to next week,...