WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the industry’s best and brightest descending upon our nation’s capital this week, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is proud to sponsor a diverse range of events at the 2011 BIO International Convention. Journalists can expect to walk away from these programs with a broader understanding of the current state of the industry and what is ahead. With participation from industry experts, top level executives and high ranking public officials, these events can’t be missed.
BIO sponsored events include:
-
Biofuels Digest, BIO Discuss Findings of Summer 2011
Bioenergy Business Outlook Survey
Tuesday, June 28, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Room 208A
Biofuels Digest and BIO co-sponsor the quarterly Bioenergy Business Outlook Survey. As a result of this survey, Biofuels Digest, BIO and Novozymes will discuss the industry’s financial outlook for the coming year. Results from the Summer 2011 survey indicate continued optimism in new financing driven by continued demand for alternative fuels while projections for industry growth and hiring have tempered slightly from Spring 2011, as uncertainty over governmental support has increased.
Speakers include: Jim Lane, Editor, Biofuels Digest, Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, BIO, Adam Monroe, President, Novozymes North America.
-
The Shifting Policy Landscape and its Impact on Stem Cell Research
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Massachusetts Pavilion (Pavilion #3323)
World renowned experts will participate in a panel discussion on stem cell research at the BIO International Convention 2011.
Moderator: Harvey Lodish, Ph.D., Chairman, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Scientific Advisory Board, Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and Professor of Biology and Professor of Bioengineering at MIT.
Panelists include: Bernard Siegel, Founder and Executive Director of the Genetics Policy Institute; Ellen Feigal, M.D., Vice President for Research & Development at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine; Brock Reeve, Executive Director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.
-
Food & Ag Media Breakfast
WINNING THE FUTURE: Does U.S. Ag Policy Support or Discourage Innovation?
Wednesday, June 29, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Room 206
Journalists can expect to hear from a panel comprised of former government leaders, scientists and a farmer who will offer insight on the political issues impacting agriculture production in the United States. Specially, speakers will discuss: Advancing America’s global competitiveness through science-based decision-making and investments in agricultural biotechnology innovations; Meeting farm productivity demands in the face of climate change and a rising global population; and encouraging next-generation products such as biotech wheat and examining the obstacles for future research and development.
Speakers include: former Member of Congress Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, former NIFA Director Dr. Roger Beachy, IFPRI Director Judy Chambers, and Minnesota Wheat Grower Scott Swenson.
-
BIO, BiotechCorp Announce Joint Hosting of BioMalaysia 2011,
Pacific Rim Summit
Wednesday, June 29, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Room 208A
Dignitaries from Malaysia will join executives from BIO and the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) to announce the program for the joint BioMalaysia 2011 Conference & Exhibition/2011 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, to be held Nov. 21-23, 2011 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia. The event is designed to facilitate networking and business partnerships between companies from the United States, Malaysia, India, China, Japan and other Asian nations.
Speakers include: The Right Hon. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Haji Mohamed Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Malaysia; Hon. James C. Greenwood, President & CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO); Y.B Datuk Seri Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia; His Excellency Dato’ Sri Dr. Jamaludin Jarjis, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to the United States of America; Y.Bhg Dato’ Iskandar Mizal Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer, BiotechCorp; Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, Biotechnology Industry Organization; and Roger Wyse, Managing Director for Malaysia and India, Burrill & Co.
-
Signing of Strategic Alliance with Universities in Massachusetts,
Northern Ireland, Finland
Wednesday, June 29, 11:00 a.m.
Massachusetts Pavilion (Pavilion #3323)
Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray and University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth Chancellor Jean MacCormack will join representatives from Northern Ireland and Finland on Wednesday in announcing and signing a strategic alliance focused on research and development of cutting-edge tissue engineering efforts.
-
“Unleashing the Promise of Biotechnology: Advancing American
Innovation to Cure Disease and Save Lives” BIO’s Roadmap
for Transformative Policy Changes
Wednesday, June 29, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Room 144A
The event will provide a summary of the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) legislative and regulatory proposals aimed at reforming and improving the investment and regulatory environment for biotech innovation. The comprehensive set of policy proposals addresses two vital needs for ensuring a robust biotechnology industry in the future: 1) the need to re-engineer the economic model, and 2) the need to re-invent the idea-to-market pathway for biotech cures and other bio-based products.
Speakers include: James C. Greenwood, President & CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Thomas Watkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Genome Sciences.
-
Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research Associates Joint Survey
Results Reviewed
Thursday, June 30, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Room 144A
The panel discussion will review the findings from a recent survey of American voters commissioned by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and conducted by nationally renowned opinion research firms Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research Associates. The survey examined voter’s perceptions of biotechnology in comparison to other national priorities. A panel of biotechnology industry leaders will discuss the survey findings as well as the current opportunities and challenges’ facing the U.S. biotech industry as it strives to meet these priorities.
Moderated by James C. Greenwood, President & CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). Speakers include: Alex Bratty, Partner, Public Opinion Strategies/Abigail Davenport, Partner, Hart Research Associates, Dr. Neil Gutterson, Ph.D., President & CEO, Chairman, Mendel Biotechnology, Inc., Rachel King, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GlycoMimetics, Inc., Thomas Watkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Genome Sciences Inc.
The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry, offering networking and partnering opportunities with policymakers, scientists, CEOs and newsmakers, and hundreds of sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technological innovations. The Convention also features the BIO Business Forum, a unique platform for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, academic research institutions, and investors from around the world to gather and discuss strategic opportunities. For registration, conference agenda and exhibitor information, visit 2011 BIO International Convention.
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,100 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.
Learn more about Biotechnology at www.bio.org
Engage
with the Biotech Community at BIOtech-Now.org
Follow
us on Twitter
Become
a fan on Facebook