Contact Information for BIO 2002 Advance Press Room in Toronto

TORONTO, ONTARIO (June 3, 2002) - Starting today through Thursday, June 6, press can reach BIO 2002 communications staff at:

(416) 860-6940
(416) 860-6941
(416) 860-6942

The main BIO 2002 press room will open on Friday, June 7. Contact numbers will change so please check the BIO 2002 Web site, www.bio2002.org, for updated information.

On-site registration will begin Saturday, June 8. Media registrants must present valid press credentials.

BIO 2002, hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), is the world’s largest biotechnology gathering with more than 14,000 industry leaders expected to attend. The conference will feature six plenary events, and more than 150 sessions and symposia, with 800 speakers covering 18 program tracks.

BIO represents more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations in all 50 U.S. states and 33 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of health-care, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products.

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