The Burrill Report (September 11, 2009): Biotech Industry Readies for Healthcare Reform, Advances Legislative Agenda(.MP3,11.54 Mb)
Congress is back from its summer recess and President Obama, with his address to a joint session of the House and Senate, is trying to push healthcare reform legislation across the finish line. We spoke to Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization about healthcare reform, other items on the industry’s legislative agenda, and whether new NIH director Francis Collin’s idea to boost his agency’s funding by collecting royalties from the industry, has any chance of flying.