Future Scientists Compete for BIO Geneius Awards.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--This is not the Academy Awards, but it is a much tougher competition for the junior and senior high school students vying for the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. BIO Geneius awards on Thursday, March 11, 1999, at the San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park This article is about the park in San Francisco. For the US National Recreation Area just north of there, see Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park. At 1017 acres (4.1 km², 1. . These awards, which recognize outstanding performances in biotechnology-related research projects entered in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay Science Fair, are sponsored by KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Pasteur Merieux Connaught USA and 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
Judging for the awards will take place on Thursday, March 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park. The judges will review more than 80 projects, representing ideas in biochemistry, health/medicine, microbiology and life sciences. Students will staff their own exhibits during the competition and discuss their research with the BIO Geneius judges, who include representatives from San Francisco Bay Area biotechnology companies. Projects are evaluated in three categories: presentation, creativity and scientific method. BIO Geneius Awards will be presented to the top 20 entries at an Award ceremony on Saturday, March 13. The first-place winner will receive a cash prize of $1,500 and a trip to Seattle to attend the BIO International Meeting and Exhibition in May 1999. The second-place winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000, and the third-place winner will receive $500. All 20 student winners will be invited, along with their teachers, on a tour of a Bay Area biotech company. "This program was established five years ago as a complement to area science fairs to help foster students' interest in biotechnology and related areas such as biochemistry and biophysics biophysics, application of various methods and principles of physical science to the study of biological problems. In physiological biophysics physical mechanisms have been used to explain such biological processes as the transmission of nerve impulses, the muscle ," said Jody Lindell, a partner in KPMG's Western Area Health Care Practice. "We hope these rewards will stimulate original thinking and creative solutions in the minds of today's young people. We hope it creates a greater awareness of the importance of scientific achievement." Each year, the BIO Geneius Awards are implemented in a new city, determined by the site of the annual BIO International Biotechnology Meeting and Exhibition, set for Seattle this May. In addition to Seattle and San Francisco, competitions will also take place this year in Philadelphia and 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 . "These students will present some new, cutting-edge technology and ideas, and these are the young scientists who will represent our industry in the 21st century," said Lindell. KPMG LLP is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International, a leading professional services firm. In the United States, KPMG partners and professionals provide a wide range of accounting, tax and consulting services. As one of the foremost providers of information-based value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services, KPMG serves clients with complex needs by capturing, managing, assessing and delivering information to create knowledge that can help maximize shareholder value. KPMG International has more than 6,500 partners and 85,300 professionals in 155 countries. KPMG's Web site is: http://www.us.kpmg.com. |
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