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Cutting Innovation: Michigan Risks Losing $15.7M Innovation Budget
Posted In: State Advocacy,
Date posted Jun 6

The Michigan Senate’s proposal to eliminate the $15.7 million Innovation and Entrepreneurship budget line threatens to dismantle the very...

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Trump Administration Issues EO Invoking a Most Favored Nation (MFN) Drug Pricing Policy
Posted In: Federal Advocacy,
Date posted May 21

In the ongoing debate over soaring prescription drug costs in the United States, one policy proposal has gained significant attention: the...

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Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) Reintroduced
Posted In: Federal Advocacy,
Date posted May 21

U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, and Chris Coons (D-DE), and...

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A Stryker Visit: Developing Rationale for State Legislation to Regulate Smoke Evacuation in ORs
Posted In: State Advocacy,
Date posted May 21

Surgical smoke, the byproduct of heat-producing devices such as electrocautery units and lasers, poses a significant yet often overlooked...

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Advancing Science Through Advocacy: A Young Scientist’s POV
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted May 21

Scientific innovation in the United States has long stood as one of this country’s prominent contributions to global progress. Still, recent...

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MichBio Joins in Opposition to Proposed Changes to MCPA
Posted In: State Advocacy,
Date posted May 9

Recent changes to Michigan's consumer protection laws have sparked debate, and a coalition of Michigan industry groups have joined to oppose the...

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MichBio Meets with Legislators Regarding Proposed 340B Legislation
Posted In: State Advocacy,
Date posted May 9

Michigan’s legislature is considering two bills, SB 94 and SB 95 related to the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program and both bills are...

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Citizen Petition Filed Against FDA's Call for Animal Testing Alternatives
Posted In: Federal Advocacy,
Date posted May 9

A citizen petition has been filed objecting to the FDA's recent call for alternatives to animal testing, arguing that it could lead to reliance on...

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NIH Issues Rules Banning DEI Activities
Posted In: Federal Advocacy,
Date posted Apr 24

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has implemented new grant policies that prohibit funding for researchers and institutions engaged in...

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Prohibition of Pathogen Gain of Function Legislation Re-Introduced
Posted In: State Advocacy,
Date posted Apr 24

Two bills, HB 4332 and HB 4333 were recently re-introduced that would prohibit pathogen gain-of-function (GoF) research. Given that the...

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Reports Document FDA Review Delays: What It Means for Drug Manufacturers
Posted In: Federal Advocacy,
Date posted Apr 24

Recent reports have highlighted growing concerns over delays in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) drug review processes, particularly...

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New Report on Where NIH Funding Cuts Would Hit Hardest
Posted In: Federal Advocacy,
Date posted Apr 11

According to the Science and Community Impact Mapping Project (SCIMaP), proposed NIH funding cuts could lead to $16 billion in economic loss and...

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