WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment opportunities in the
growing industrial biotechnology sector will be one of the topics of the
plenary sessions at the third annual World Congress on Industrial
Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. The Congress, to be held July 11-14, 2006
at the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, 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.
The World Congress will feature five plenary sessions:
Wednesday, July 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Thomas C. Dorr, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, is scheduled to welcome attendees to the World Congress at
the opening plenary session. Dorr will discuss the United States' policy
focus on bioenergy and biobased products and their importance for rural
economic development.
Thursday, July 13 at 7:00 a.m.
High-level policymakers from the European Union and United States will
discuss regional policies to encourage the development of industrial
biotechnology and biofuels. The panel session, titled "A Comparative
Analysis of Industrial Biotechnology Policy," will feature Christian
Patermann, director of biotechnology at the European Commission; and
Alexander Karsner, assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable
energy (EERE).
Thursday, July 13 at 12:00 p.m.
Jens Riese, a partner at McKinsey & Company, will present new data and
projections for the industrial biotechnology sector, in a plenary titled,
"Industrial Biotechnology - Turning Potential into Profits." The lunch
plenary will also feature a Biotech Fashion Show, featuring biobased
clothing and fabrics made from renewable agricultural feedstocks with
industrial biotechnology. The show will feature dresses from top designers
Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, Heatherette, and Elisa
Jimenez, all made with Ingeo(TM) fabric. Ingeo(TM) is spun from polylactic
acid (PLA), a compostable biopolymer made from dextrose corn sugar.
Friday, July 14 at 7:00 a.m.
In "Biofuels: Perspectives from the Oil and Chemical Industries,"
Justin Adams of BP and Bill Provine of DuPont will kick off the discussion.
The two companies recently announced a partnership to produce biofuels from
sugar beets. BP has also made a $500 million investment to found an Energy
Biosciences Institute and commercialize research in biofuels. Richard
Zelesky, head of Chevron's newly formed biofuels business unit, will also
discuss his company's partnership with Georgia Tech for commercial biofuel
production and distribution. The discussion will be moderated by Jack
Huttner of Genencor, which recently announced advancement in enzymes that
extract more ethanol from corn.
Friday, July 14 at 12:00 p.m.
The plenary lunch will feature a panel discussion, "An International
Perspective on Biofuels and Cellulosic Ethanol." Three of the top thought
leaders and experts in the world will discuss current biofuels issues and
the future of cellulosic ethanol as a replacement for petroleum
transportation fuel. The scheduled speakers are Lee Lynd, professor,
Dartmouth University Thayer School of Engineering; Susan Hunt, biofuels
project manager, Worldwatch Institute; and Fernando Reinach, CEO, Alellyx,
and director, Votorantim New Business (Brazil).
To view full program information, please visit
http://www.bio.org/worldcongress/. Media registration for the World
Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing will be available
on-site. Registration is complimentary for credentialed members of the news
media. Only reporters and editors working full-time for print or broadcast
news organizations may register on-site with valid media credentials.
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
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CONTACT:
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Organization, +1-202-962-9237
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