Biotechnology Industry Organization Launches BIO Community Website.Be the Buzz of BIO Contest Allows Innovative Companies to Compete for Visibility at 2009 BIO International Convention 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
n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. industry. BIO Community allows individuals to "create your own virtual BIO badge" application, access to free podcasts, articles, connections to colleagues via myBIO, the BIO International Convention event planner, access to the BIOConvention Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. channel and the ability to place their community badge on their own LinkedIn, Facebook or social media tools. In addition, BIO Community is hosting a contest - Be the Buzz of BIO contest where companies can enter to win free publicity. Four contestants will win a complimentary registration to Convention and the opportunity to present their company in the BIO Business Forum in front of industry leaders -- showcasing the winners to potential partners. To enter the Be the Buzz of BIO contest, please visit http://community.convention.bio.org/Summit09/Contest-Signup.aspx. Entries will be promoted to the media, financial community and key stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. . Voters will base their selections on innovation of technology, quality of presentation and strength of ideas. The deadline for submissions is March 31 and online voting begins April 1 through April 15th. Winners will be notified by April 17th. "Now, more than ever, networking and partnering are vital for growing biotech businesses," said Robbi Lycett, vice president of Conventions & Conferences at BIO. "BIO is pleased to launch a Web site dedicated to providing opportunities for executives to make deals prior to and during Convention." To take advantage of the free resources offered by BIO, please visit the new BIO Community at http://community.convention.bio.org/. BIO tapped the resources of a digital marketing firm, www.r2integrated.com, for the community tools development. The BIO International Convention helps to support BIO programs and initiatives. BIO works throughout the year to create a policy environment that enables the industry to continue to fulfill its vision of bettering the world through biotechnology innovation. For more information on the global event for biotechnology, including program and housing information, please visit http://convention.bio.org. Upcoming BIO Events BIO-Europe Spring March 16-18, 2009 Milan, Italy BIO IP Counsels' Committee Conference March 25-27, 2009 Phoenix, AZ BIO National Venture Conference March 31-April 1, 2009 Boston, MA BIO Windhover wind·hov·er n. Chiefly British A kestrel. 2009 April 13-15, 2009 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY BIO-LES Business Development Basics Course May 15-17, 2009 Atlanta, GA BIO-LES Advanced Business Development Course May 15-17, 2009 Atlanta, GA BIO Executive Presentation Workshop May 17, 2009 Atlanta, GA BIO Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Conference May 17-19, 2009 Atlanta, GA 2009 BIO International Convention May 18-21, 2009 Atlanta, Ga. BioEquity Europe June 9-10, 2009 Munich, Germany World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. Industrial biotechnology (known mainly in Europe as white biotechnology & Bioprocessing July 19-22, 2009 Montreal, Quebec, Canada About BIO BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies Top 100 Biotechnology Companies The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. The first nine companies qualify for the list of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies. , academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology Environmental biotechnology is when biotechnology is applied to and used to study the natural environment. Environmental biotechnology could also imply that one try to harness biological process for commercial uses and exploitation. 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. |
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