The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a measure on Tuesday designed to help small businesses and startups use the Internet to raise small amounts of funding from large numbers of investors.

Governor Perdue is recognized for his support of the biotechnology industry in Georgia ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced its selection of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as 2009 Governor of the Year in recognition of his leadership and support of the biosciences in Georgia.

BIO: What: This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act, which helped lead to the development of new drugs and biologics for rare and frequently untreated diseases by granting seven years of market exclusivity to the developer of a new therapy for a disease which affects less than 200,000 people in the U.S.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that it selected the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) as a Legislator of the Year for 2007-2008. The award was presented to Dr.

CLAREMONT, Calif., Feb.