CORRECTED TIME: Webinar for Reporters: Pacific Rim Summit to Host Forums on Algae, Cellulosic Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals

November 11, 2009 12:35 PM EST

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO):


        The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host a series of
WHAT:   webinars from the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and
        Bioenergy with companies at the forefront of.

WHO:    Christophe Schilling, Genomatica, http://www.genomatica.com/;

        Steven J. Gatto, Myriant Technologies, LLC, http://www.myriant.com/;

        Bhima Vijayendran, Battelle Memorial Institute,
        http://www.battelle.org/.

WHEN:   Wednesday Nov. 11, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST

        (11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST

        9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. HST)

        This session is presented live from the "Renewable Chemicals & Biobased
        Materials" track of the 2009 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial
WHERE:  Biotechnology and Bioenergy, being held Nov. 8-11, 2009 in Honolulu. The
        Pacific Rim Summit is the only global conference dedicated to building
        innovative collaborations in industrial biotechnology across the
        Pacific. http://www.bio.org/pacrim/.

        A password will be required to participate. The webinar will be
RSVP:   available at https://biotechnology.webex.com/biotechnology. To reserve
        space and receive password instructions, please contact Paul Winters,
        Communications Director, BIO at 202-962-9237 or pwinters@bio.org.



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.

The Advanced Biofuels & Climate Change Information Center presents the latest commentary and data on the environmental and other impacts of biofuel production. Drop in and add your comments, at http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/.

Upcoming BIO Events

Intellectual Property Counsels Fall Conference and Committee Meeting

October 26-28, 2009

Washington, DC

8th Annual BIO Investor Forum

October 28-29, 2009

San Francisco, CA

Advanced Business Development Course

October 30, 2009

Vienna, Austria

BIO Europe International Partnering Conference

November 2-4, 2009

Vienna, Austria

Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy

November 8-11, 2009

Honolulu, HI

BIO Asia Partnering Conference

January 25-26, 2010

Tokyo, Japan

BIO CEO & Investor Conference

February 8-9, 2010

New York, NY


    Source: Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

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