SAN DIEGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Space and biotechnology will rendezvous
on June 24-25 during the BIO 2001 conference at the San Diego Convention
Center. Media representatives are invited to explore the "Space Station
Imagination" Exhibit and meet with astronauts and other representatives to
discuss how NASA and BIO are "Partnering for Life."
Roger Crouch, International Space Station Senior Scientist and two-time
Space Shuttle Payload Specialist, will be available on Sunday, June 24, from
11 a.m. to noon (PDT) in Room 5B on Level 3 of the convention center, to
discuss the importance of space and biotechnology as an expanding industry.
The event is part of a larger initiative under which NASA and BIO are
partnering to expand space-based commercial opportunities in pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, biomedical and agricultural research. These efforts will also
create new opportunities for exchanging research results, developing products
and processes, and establishing space-related educational programs and
activities.
Dr. Kathie Olsen, Acting Assistant NASA Administrator and Chief Scientist,
will speak to BIO 2001 at the Plenary Luncheon on Monday, and will outline the
newly agreed-upon language of a memorandum of understanding between NASA and
BIO that will push these programs forward.
Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the BIO 2001
International Biotechnology Convention & Exhibition is the world's largest
biotechnology event. The convention runs from June 24 through June 27. For
details, visit the meeting Web site at http://www.bio.org .
BIO represents more than 950 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.
SOURCE Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
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Related links:
http://www.bio.org
CONTACT:
Debbie Strickland of BIO, 619-525-6241; or
Renee Juhans of NASA, 202-358-1712
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