BIO 2005 Update: Seeking Understanding From Washington Lawmakers and the World, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.

HOUSTON -- Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). The annual Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) meeting in Philly is proving to be much more than the sum of its many colorful parts. Amid the over 1,500 booths with interactive displays and hundreds of breakout business sessions and forums, the industry as a whole is determined to define itself and the vital importance of what it offers. The title of Monday's opening plenary lunch session was a bold indication of just how serious they are in that mission - "Saving the World: The Future of Global Drug Development."

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