Free Admission on June 1 - Families Can Explore
Healthy Living Through Biotechnology
WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 1, 2002, at the
Ontario Science Centre, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will
host HealthFest 2002, a free, one-day event designed to help families
experience the benefits of biotechnology. Admission to the Ontario Science
Centre and to this fun, educational, event is free. HealthFest 2002 is the
first interactive event in Canada that enables the public to experience
biotechnology first hand.
Through interactive exhibits staffed by biotechnology and health experts,
HealthFest 2002 will demonstrate "The Science of Healthy Living," and give
area residents and their families a look at the science that forms the basis
for good health.
Where else but HealthFest can participants have their hemoglobin screened
for anemia, view fluorescent DNA under a microscope, help build a model of a
healthy bone structure, extract DNA from an onion cell, and talk to John
Davison, author of Jesse's Journey? In addition, some of the Ontario Special
Olympic medalists will stop by to show their medals.
After exploring HealthFest 2002, visitors can also enjoy some of the more
than 800 interactive exhibits and demonstrations at the Science Centre.
HealthFest 2002 participants include the Canadian Medical Discoveries
Fund, Aventis Pasteur, BIO, BIOTECanada, the Council for Biotechnology
Information, the Anemia Institute for Research and Education, and the Research
Hospitals of the University of Toronto.
HealthFest 2002 is sponsored by Aventis Pasteur, the Canadian Institutes
of Health Research, BIO, the Council for Biotechnology Information, and VWR
CanLab, and is part of BIO 2002, the world's largest biotechnology conference,
which is taking place June 9-12 at the Toronto Convention Centre. For more
information on HealthFest 2002 and BIO 2002, visit BIO's Web site at
http://www.bio.org or the BIOTECanada Web site at http://www.biotech.ca .
BIO represents more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, academic
institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations in all 50
states and 33 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and
development of health-care, agricultural, industrial and environmental
biotechnology products.
The Ontario Science Centre delights, informs, and challenges visitors
through engaging and thought-provoking experiences in science and technology.
The Ontario Science Centre transforms the way in which people see - and think
about -- the world around them. Everyday, staff hosts demonstrate the wonders
of science -- in electricity (a hair-raising experience), papermaking,
chemistry, a starlab, a foundry, and seasonal nature walks. Entertaining
scientific fun is explored in more than 800 exhibits within 13 exhibition
halls.
SOURCE Biotechnology Industry Organization
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Related links:
http://www.bio.org
http://www.biotech.ca
CONTACT:
Peper Long, +1-202-962-9200, or Derek Kent or
Bob Reid, +1-416-482-2248, all of the Biotechnology Industry
Organization
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