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LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed five bipartisan bills to establish the Michigan Innovation Fund and an R&D Tax Credit. These new tools will lower costs for businesses, support innovators and entrepreneurs, and create and support good-paying jobs by ensuring businesses of all sizes have the tools and resources they need to reinvest…
Newly released assessment shows Michigan’s life sciences industry grew by impressive numbers and retains a lead ranking nationally in several key cluster areas. Michigan, a state with a sizable biosciences cluster with a rich legacy of life science innovation now boasts of 3,319 establishments and 47,815 individuals directly employed across the state. Coupled with an…
In an attempt to address high, out-of-pocket drug prices, Democrats attempted to push through several piece of legislation that would have placed burdensome restrictions on drug manufacturers. One measure, HB 5350, would have required drug manufacturers to provide drug products to contract pharmacies participating in a 340B program without conditions or limitations, and thereby alter…
The Michigan Senate passed the Personal Data Privacy Act (SB 659) along party lines in lame duck session, moving Michigan a step closer to joining the growing ranks of states that have approved comprehensive privacy and data protection legislation. But the legislation didn’t get taken up by the House and died, meaning that the measure…
Sen. Wojno introduced “Queenie’s Law,” Senate Bill 1019, to prohibit painful animal experiments.. The bill, a companion to legislation introduced in 2023 by Rep. Matt Koleszar (HB 4849) is a response to long- running, controversial dog studies conducted at Wayne State University. MichBio provided written testimony in opposition to the proposed legislation. After a substitution…
The newly constituted Michigan Rare Disease Advisory Council (MI RDAC) met in early October 2024 and began its mandate as an advisory body that provides Michigan’s rare disease community with a stronger voice in state government. The agenda included introductions of current panel members, an overview of pending legislation to enact an RDAC by statute,…
In a milestone for Michigan’s innovation economy, the legislature passed a long-awaited and long-fought Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit legislation – fifteen years in the making! It was a protracted, and at times frustrating, journey for MichBio in its advocacy to reestablish an economic development incentive specifically aimed at R&D in Michigan. We watched…
This bipartisan legislation would enable millions of patients to receive quicker access to life- changing medical innovations. The legislation is designed to expedite the Medicare coverage determination process of breakthrough medical technologies for patients. Although the House of Representatives generated some momentum on related legislation, H.R. 1691, a Senate companion bill, S. 5349, the “Ensuring…
The Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway was finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It aims to provide Medicare beneficiaries with more timely access to new medical technologies. It also seeks to improve the quality of life for people with Medicare and encourage innovation. Medical devices must meet the following…
The Biosecure Act missed its expected ride through the U.S. Congress when the Senate failed to include it in the National Defense Authorization Act. However, it may not be the end of the road for the bill that would prohibit direct or indirect U.S. government contracts with listed Chinese “biotechnology companies of concern.” The U.S.…
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, the $78 billion tax package passed by the House in January that would’ve restored full expensing under Internal Revenue Code Section 174 continued to be blocked by Senate Republicans through the end of session and thus died. The Senate’s failure to move forward the…
CANTON, Mich. (December 10, 2024) – TrialAssure®, a global leader in AI-enabled, human-driven solutions for the pharmaceutical industry and beyond, today announced a groundbreaking addition to its TrialAssure LINK® AI content creation and medical writing tool. The new Microsoft Word AI Assistant enables content generators, like medical writers, and other content generators across several industries,…
SB 1019, or “Queenie’s Law”, was recently introduced by Sens. Wojno and Polehanki, as a companion to 2023 legislation in the Michigan House as a response to research studies conducted at Michigan’s public universities. If enacted, public bodies, i.e., research institutions, would be prohibited from using “a dog for experimental purposes in a manner that…
MichBio joined AdvaMed, MDMA, as well as fellow state medtech associations and other stakeholders in a letter seeking Congressional passage of H.R. 1691, the Ensuring Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act. It comes on the heels of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issuing its final rule back in August 2024 on the…