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Oil and Chemical Executives Discuss Biofuels Strategies at World Congress

Jul 14 2006

TORONTO, ON (July 14, 2006) – A panel of executives representing BP, DuPont and Chevron offered their perspectives on the intersection of the energy and chemical industries with the industrial...

McKinsey & Company Releases New Data About Growth in Industrial Biotech Sector at World Congress

Jul 13 2006

TORONTO, ON (July 13, 2006) -- Jens Riese, a partner at McKinsey & Company, presented up-to-date data and projections for adoption of industrial biotechnology within the biofuels and chemicals...

Biotech Fashion Show Highlights Designer Fashions Made with Biotech Fabrics

Jul 13 2006

TORONTO, ON (July 13, 2006) – Today, the scientific community had a front row seat at a fashion show that featured haute couture dresses made by using industrial biotechnology to convert corn...

USDA Under Secretary Dorr Says Industrial Biotechnology Important for Rural Economic Development

Jul 12 2006

TORONTO, ON (July 12, 2006) -- Thomas C. Dorr, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, today welcomed attendees to the third annual World Congress on Industrial...

Biotech CEO to Testify Before Senate Small Business Committee

Jul 11 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11, 2006) – Thomas Bigger, president and CEO of Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc., will testify Wednesday on behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) before a...

BIO Lauds Additional SEC Steps for Sarbanes-Oxley Reform

Jul 11 2006
Jim Greenwood issued the following statement in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) publication of the Sarbanes-Oxley Concept Release today.

BIO Issues Call for Breakout Session Proposals for 2007 BIO International Convention

Jul 10 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 7, 2006) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders in the spheres of science, finance, business, law, and government policy to submit proposals for...

International Government Officials and Investment Analysts to Highlight Biofuels Opportunities at World Congress

Jul 6 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 6, 2006) – Investment opportunities in the growing industrial biotechnology sector will be one of the topics of the plenary sessions at the third annual World Congress on...

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology Highlights Advances in Biobased Chemicals and Consumer Products

Jun 28 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2006) – Industrial biotech applications in the chemical industry could create $160 billion in added value by 2010, according to McKinsey & Company, a leading global...

Energy Companies’ Investments in Biofuels Highlighted at World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

Jun 27 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2006) – Major energy producers have recently announced strategic investments to bring biofuels to the marketplace in quantities and at prices that are competitive with...