BIO Announces Call for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2008 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy.WASHINGTON -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
Industrial biotechnology (known mainly in Europe as white biotechnology and Bioenergy. The conference will be held Sept. 10 - 12, 2008, at the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Leaders from the biotechnology industry, academia, and science community are invited to submit proposals for panels in any of four program tracks: * Biofuels and Bioenergy (ethanol, cellulosic ethanol Cellulosic ethanol is a type of biofuel produced from lignocellulose, a structural material that comprises much of the mass of plants. It is composed mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. , biodiesel, microbial fuel cells, advanced biofuels, new energy crops, use of agricultural and forestry residues, etc.) * Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Materials (biopolymers, renewable chemical platforms, fine chemicals from biomass, pharmaceuticals, fragrances) * Marine Biotechnology, Bioprospecting & Algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that Systems (marine bioresources, new bioactive bi·o·ac·tive adj. Of or relating to a substance that has an effect on living tissue. bioactive having an effect on or eliciting a response from living tissue. molecules, bioproducts, bioenergy and carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. capture from algae) * Synthetic Biology, Nanobiotechnology & Novel Applications (synthetic biology, nanobiotech tools, petroleum and natural resource recovery, military applications) Applicants are particularly encouraged to submit presentations on industrial biotechnology for climate change and sustainability, which are key thematic areas of the conference. The call for papers and panels deadline is May 5, 2008. To submit a proposal, please visit http://www.bio.org/ind/pacrim/08/Applications.asp. More information on the conference can be accessed at http://www.bio.org/ind/pacrim/08/Index.asp. The "Advanced Biofuels & Climate Change Information Center" presents the latest commentary and data on the environmental and other impacts of biofuel bi·o·fuel n. Fuel such as methane produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass and treated municipal and industrial wastes. bi production. Drop in and add your comments, at http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/. BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. Upcoming BIO Events
-- BIO National Venture Conference
April 22-23, 2008
Boston, Mass.
-- World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing
April 27-30, 2008
Chicago, Ill.
-- 2008 BIO International Convention
June 17-20, 2008
San Diego, Calif.
-- Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
Sept. 10-12, 2008
Vancouver, B.C.
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