Deadline Approaches for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2009 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, November 25, 2008) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals for panels and individual papers for the 2009 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. This unique conference will be held July 19-22, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Now in its sixth year, the conference will move to its largest venue to date, Le Palais des congrès de Montréal (the Montreal Convention Centre). The annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing is the only conference dedicated solely to industrial biotechnology and the most recent advancements in the field.

Dec. 12, 2008 is the deadline to submit proposals to present papers or panel sessions at the Congress. Thought leaders from the biotechnology industry, academia, and science community are invited to submit proposals for the following program tracks:

1. Biofuels and Bioenergy Technologies
2. Renewable Feedstocks and Sustainability
3. Renewable Chemicals and Biomaterials
4. Fine Chemicals, Food Ingredients, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care
5. Business Development, Infrastructure and Public Policy

Proposed papers and panels should address any in a range of topics, including biotechnology for climate change, advanced biofuels, energy from algae, microbial fuel cells, biopolymers, renewable chemical platforms, fine chemicals from biomass, health and personal nutrition, food ingredients and flavorings, fragrances and cosmetics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biomass pre-treatment, use of agricultural and forestry residues, new energy crops, feedstock collection, cell wall modification, enzyme development, synthetic biology, or new business models. For more information on the conference or to submit a proposal, please visit http://www.bio.org/worldcongress. For assistance, please contact worldcongress@bio.org or 202-962-6630.

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Upcoming BIO Events

BIO-Asia Partnering Conference 2009
January 19-20, 2009
Tokyo, Japan

BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2009
February 9-10, 2009
New York, New York

BIO-Europe Spring
March 16-18, 2009
Milan, Italy

BIO Windhover 2009
April 13-15, 2009
New York, New York

2009 BIO International Convention
May 18-21, 2009
Atlanta, Ga. 

BioEquity Europe
June 9-10, 2009
Munich, Germany

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing
July 19-22, 2009
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  

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.

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