Energy Company Executive and Climate Change Expert to Discuss Measures to Advance Biofuels at BIO's World Congress.Energy companies to explore research advances and infrastructure needed to make biofuels a viable alternative fuel; Advance media registration available online 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
To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale production and availability of biofuels during a Saturday, March 24 plenary session Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. of the 2007 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 and Bioprocessing. The World Congress runs March 21-24 at the Walt Disney World Swan The Walt Disney World Swan is resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla. Dana Flanders, president of Chevron Technology Ventures, and Michael Walsh Michael Walsh is the name of:
Venture capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. 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, will address the opening lunch plenary session on Thursday March 22. Khosla is the head of Khosla Ventures, a company that actively invests in breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as biorefineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, and other environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] technologies. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO's Industrial & Environmental Section, said, "In this year's State of the Union Address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the , President Bush proposed a game-changing solution not only for energy problems but also for environmental issues. Biotech companies are working with the investment community, farmers, and energy companies to reach the high target for production of biofuels proposed by the President and Congressional leaders. The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing will explore new research and infrastructure requirements to support new alternative fuel standards." During three days of panel discussions at the World Congress, executives from energy, agricultural and industrial biotechnology companies will present the latest research and development and new projects to commercialize large-scale production of ethanol from cellulose. Panel sessions include: Cellulosic Ethanol in California Paul Zorner, Finistere Partners Rick Zalesky, Chevron Technology Ventures LLC Anna Rath, Ceres, Inc. Anna Halpern-Lande, Tellurian Biodiesel Thursday, March 22 at 1:30 p.m. Pathways for Introducing New Biobased Transportation Fuels John Ashworth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Scott Mason, ConocoPhillips Petroleum Jennifer Holmgren, UOP LLC Al Darzins, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Friday, March 23 at 10:45 a.m. Improvements in Fermentation for Ethanol Production Lisbeth Olsson, BioCentrum-DTU Stephen Hughes, USDA, ARS, NCAUR, BBC Thomas Jeffries, U.S. Forest Products Laboratory Hal Alper, Massachusettes Institute of Technology Friday, March 23 at 4:15 p.m. Integrated Corn Cellulose Biorefinery Mark Stowers, Broin Companies Don Higgins, Novozymes Susanne Kleff, MBI International Saturday, March 24 at 9:00 a.m. For more program information about the World Congress, visit http://www.bio.org/worldcongress/programs/. The World Congress is hosted by BIO, 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 , the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, the European Federation of Biotechnology The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) is a non-profit association of Learned Societies, Universities, Institutes, Companies and Individuals who are interested in the promotion of Biotechnology throughout Europe and also beyond. , BIOTECanada and EuropaBIO. Advance media registration for the 2007 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing is now available online. Registration is complimentary for credentialed members of the news media. To register, please visit http://www.bio.org/worldcongress/media/. Reporters and editors working full-time for print or broadcast news organizations may register onsite with valid media credentials. All freelancers and online publications must register in advance by 5:00 p.m. ET Thursday, March 15, 2007. About BIO 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 biotechnology conference and exhibition. Upcoming BIO Events BIO CEO & Investor Conference Feb. 12-14, 2007 New York City 2007 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing March 21-24, 2007 Orlando, FL BIO International Convention May 6-9, 2007 Boston, MA BIO VentureForum-East 2007 June 18-20, 2007 Montreal, Canada |
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