Deadline Approaches for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2009 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. This unique conference will be held July 19-22, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Now in its sixth year, the conference will move to its largest venue to date, Le Palais Le Palais (Breton: Porzh-Lae) is a French commune located in the Morbihan département, in the Bretagne région. It is one of the four communes on the island Belle Île. des congres de Montreal (the Montreal Convention
The Montreal Convention, formally the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air[1] Centre). The annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing is the only conference dedicated solely to industrial biotechnology and the most recent advancements in the field. Dec. 12, 2008 is the deadline to submit proposals to present papers or panel sessions at the Congress. Thought leaders from the biotechnology industry, academia, and science community are invited to submit proposals for the following program tracks: * Biofuels and Bioenergy Technologies * Renewable Feedstocks and Sustainability * Renewable Chemicals and Biomaterials * Fine Chemicals, Food Ingredients, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care * Business Development, Infrastructure and Public Policy Proposed papers and panels should address any in a range of topics, including biotechnology for climate change, advanced biofuels, energy from 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 , microbial fuel cells, biopolymers, renewable chemical platforms, fine chemicals from biomass, health and personal nutrition, food ingredients and flavorings, fragrances and cosmetics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biomass pre-treatment, use of agricultural and forestry residues, new energy crops, feedstock collection, cell wall modification, enzyme development, synthetic biology, or new business models. For more information on the conference or to submit a proposal, please visit http://www.bio.org/worldcongress. For assistance, please contact worldcongress@bio.org or 202-962-6630. 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/. About BIO 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-Asia Partnering Conference 2009 January 19-20, 2009 Tokyo, Japan BIO CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. & Investor Conference 2009 February 9-10, 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 , New York BIO-Europe Spring March 16-18, 2009 Milan, Italy BIO Windhover wind·hov·er n. Chiefly British A kestrel. 2009 April 13-15, 2009 New York, New York 2009 BIO International Convention May 18-21, 2009 Atlanta, Ga. BioEquity Europe June 9-10, 2009 Munich, Germany World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing July 19-22, 2009 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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