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...
by John Conrad | Dec 2, 2020 | Grants, iBIO News, Policy News
New Initiative to Expand Access to Wet Lab and Research Space and Bolster Illinois’ Status as a Leader in Research and Life Science Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the Rebuild Illinois Wet Lab...
by John Conrad | Nov 3, 2020 | Policy News, Uncategorized
The presidential election will take center stage today, but there are a number of local races to watch in Illinois. This is a critical time for our community and the state legislature plays an important part in helping our community grow. Over the past couple of years...
