BIO Announces Venue for 2008 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and BioProcessing.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 BioProcessing on April 27-30 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Ill. Leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries will join with government officials, investors and academics for the fifth annual conference. The conference Web site can be accessed at http://www.bio.org/worldcongress2008/. The World Congress is the only conference dedicated solely to industrial biotechnology and the most recent advancements in the field. "Chicago is an ideal venue for the biofuel bi·o·fuel n. Fuel such as methane produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass and treated municipal and industrial wastes. bi industry, the dynamic nature of the location and ease of international access make it an obvious choice," said Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Industrial & Environmental Section at BIO. Previous plenary speakers at the World Congress have included Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. founder and venture capital guru Vinod Khosla Vinod Khosla (born January 28, 1955 in Pune, India[1]) is an Indian-American venture capitalist. He is an influential personality in Silicon Valley. He was one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems and became a general partner of the venture capital firm Kleiner, , Richard Zalesky of Chevron Technology Ventures, Justin Adams from BP, author Paul Roberts For the painter and singer of Sniff 'n' the Tears, see . For the dance musician with K-Klass, see . For the linguist, see . For the economist, see . Paul Roberts , former Iowa Governor Thomas J. Vilsack, and futurist Richard Worzel. Discussion topics at previous conferences have included ethanol, marine biotechnology, nanotechnology and biofuels. The 2008 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and BioProcessing will be co-hosted by the American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in and the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council. Upcoming BIO Events BIO InvestorForum 2007 October 9-11, 2007 San Francisco, Calif. BIO-Europe 2007 International Partnering Conference November 12-14, 2007 Hamburg, Germany Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy November 14-16, 2007 Honolulu, Hawaii 2008 BIO International Convention June 17-20, 2008 San Diego, Calif. Visit www.bio.org for information on all upcoming events. About BIO www.bio.org BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and 31 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the annual BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry. |
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