World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology Highlights Advances in Biobased Chemicals and Consumer Products

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World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology Highlights Advances in Biobased Chemicals and Consumer Products
    WASHINGTON, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial biotech applications in
the chemical industry could create $160 billion in added value by 2010,
according to McKinsey & Company, a leading global management consulting
firm. Value- creation in the chemical industry through biotechnology and
renewable agricultural feedstocks will be one of the topics explored at the
third annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing,
to be held July 11-14, 2006 at the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. The
Congress is hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO),
American Chemical Society, the National Agriculture Biotechnology Council,
the Agri-Food Innovation Forum, the Chemical Institute of Canada,
BIOTECanada and EuropaBIO.
    Educational sessions focusing on biorefineries, biochemicals new
biobased products include:
    * Biorefineries -- Building the Future on Dirt-Cheap Sugars and High-Value
      Co-Products -- Wednesday, July 12 at 1:45 p.m.
      Kevin Wenger of Novozymes and Steve Lewis of Broin will join other
      panelists to explore the economic potential of biorefineries.

    * Biorenewable Industrial Chemicals -- Wednesday, July 12 at 3:30 p.m.
      Researchers from Iowa State University, Rice University, Degussa and
      Cargill will discuss the latest advancements in commercial chemicals
      from renewable agricultural sources.

    * Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Biological Cell-Factories -- Thursday,
      July 13 at 8:30 a.m.
      Panelists will discuss the potential for creating pharmaceuticals within
      microbes. Panelists include Doug Cossar, Cangene; Perry Chou and
      Christine Moresoli, University of Waterloo; and Georgia Jacobi, GE
      Healthcare.

    * Value-Creation Through White Biotechnology -- Thursday, July 13 at 1:45
      p.m.
      Jens Riese of McKinsey & Co. will lead a discussion of the economic
      potential of industrial biotechnology, with Volkert Claassen and Colja
      Laane of DSM, and Iain Gillespie, OECD.

    * Advances in Biopolymers -- Friday July 14 at 10:15 a.m.
      Daniel Soliaman of USDA; Christophe Bliard of the Centre National de la
      Recherche Scientifique; and Oliver Peoples, Metabolix discuss the latest
      research advances.

    * New Products and Materials from Biobased Feedstocks -- Friday July 14 at
      3:30 p.m.
      Executives from Cargill, Biotech Research Institute-National Research
      Council and Slovak Academy of Sciences explore new biobased materials
      and their possible uses.
    Advance media registration for the World Congress on Industrial
Biotechnology and Bioprocessing is now available online until July 3.
Registration is complimentary for credentialed members of the news media.
To register and or to view the program, please visit
http://www.bio.org/worldcongress/. Only reporters and editors working full-
time for print or broadcast news organizations may register onsite with
valid media credentials. All freelancers and online publications must
register in advance by Monday, July 3, 2006.
    BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic
institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across
the United States and 31 other nations. BIO members are involved in the
research and development of healthcare, agricultural, industrial and
environmental biotechnology products.
SOURCE Biotechnology Industry Organization
http://www.bio.org
CONTACT:
Paul Winters of Biotechnology Industry
Organization, +1-202-962-9237