BIO To Host Roundtable on How Industrial Biotechnology Creates Cleaner, Sustainable Businesses

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO):

WHAT:		A newly released report from the U.S. International Trade Commission finds that industrial biotechnology is critical to the productivity and competitiveness of U.S. chemical and liquid biofuels firms. USITC contributors to the report will discuss their findings, and executives from industrial biotechnology companies will explain how these new technologies will lower production costs, create sustainable production processes, and reduce the environmental impact of producing and using fuels and chemicals.
WHO:		Brent Erickson, executive vice president, Industrial and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
		Brian Igoe, vice president and chief brand officer, Metabolix
		Glenn Nedwin, executive vice president, technical enzymes, Genencor Division of Danisco
		David Lundy, project leader, Elizabeth Nesbitt and Laura Polly, deputy project leaders, U.S. International Trade Commission
WHEN:		Friday August 1 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
HOW:		To participate, please use the following phone number:
		United States: (800) 230-1074
		International: (612) 288-0337
		To RSVP and for additional information, please contact Paul Winters, communications director, Biotechnology Industry Organization, at 202-962-9237 or pwinters@bio.org.

“Industrial Biotechnology: Development and Adoption by the U.S. Chemical and Biofuel Industries” is available at http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub4020.pdf.

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 technologies. BIO also produces the annual BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.

Upcoming BIO Events

--		Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
		Sept. 10-12, 2008
		Vancouver, BC
--		BIO Investor Forum 2008
		October 29-31, 2008
		San Francisco, CA
--		BIO-Europe 2008
		November 17-19, 2008
		Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany