by John Conrad | Jan 20, 2020 | Policy News
Yesterday the Senate convened to formally elect Senator Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, as Senate President for the remainder of the 101st Illinois General Assembly, effective immediately. Harmon, 53, was born and raised in Oak Park, he has represented the 39th District...
by John Conrad | Dec 20, 2019 | iBIO News, Policy News
Days before it was going to go into effect, both houses of Congress have now passed the 2020 federal spending package, which includes a provision to permanently repeal the 2.3% medical device excise tax. iBIO applauds the full repeal of the medical device tax which...
by John Conrad | Dec 10, 2019 | iBIO News, Policy News
Last night in a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago, Mayor Lightfoot discussed her 10 year economic development strategy for Chicago focusing on seven industry clusters. The clusters are split into two main categories. Foundational clusters includes industries like...
by John Conrad | Nov 13, 2019 | Policy News, Uncategorized
On November 1, 2019 Crain’s Chicago Business published an op-ed “It’s time for Illinois to protect residents from this cancer-causing agent” by Nancy C. Loeb. Ms. Loeb’s misleading op-ed included a number of misstatements on the use of Ethylene Oxide (EO) for medical...
by John Conrad | Oct 24, 2019 | iBIO News, Policy News
On October 9th Governor Pritzker identified the life sciences industry as a key economic pillar in the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) five-year plan to revitalize the Illinois economy and build the workforce of the future. This was...
by John Conrad | Oct 2, 2019 | Policy News
Policymakers in Washington are debating reforms they claim will lower prescription drug prices. It’s important our elected leaders offer real solutions instead of partisan soundbites that mask the real harm to patients by their government-run scheme. The House of...
