Pacific Rim Summit to Highlight U.S.-Asia Partnership Opportunities for Biofuels, Renewable Chemicals

WASHINGTON--October 19, 2011: The 2011 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will feature two technical tracks for exploring partnership opportunities between companies from the United States and Asia. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is co-organizing the Summit with the BioMalaysia 2011 Conference & Exhibition, to be held Nov. 21-23, 2011, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia.

The Pacific Rim Summit will feature two technical tracks: Biomass and Biofuels; and Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Products. Speakers from leading companies headquartered in Asia, Europe and the Americas will meet in Kuala Lumpur for this event to explore partnering, financing and capital formation deals.

Scheduled sessions focusing on international research and partnering opportunities include:

The Next Frontier for BioRenewables: Opportunities and Challenges in Southeast Asia
Nov. 22, 2011 -- 2:30pm -- 3:45pm

• Robert Toker, GlycosBio
• Edgare Kerkwijk, AsiaGreenCapital
• Per Dahlen, AUM Business Creations
• Graham Aylen, Codexis Singapore

Biofuels in China: Today and the Future
Nov. 23, 2011 -- 10:20am -- 11:35am

• Wu Gui Fang, Novozymes (China) Investment Co.
• Fengwu Bai, Dalian University of Technology
• Dehua Liu, Tsinghua University
• Guo Shunjie, COFCO Bio-chemical and Bio-energy Division

Commercial Production of Next Generation Biofuels
Nov. 23, 2011 -- 2:30pm -- 4:10pm

• Yash Mankame, Praj Industries
• René Strandgaard, Inbicon A/S
• Kevin Keebung Rhee, Biofors Co., Ltd.

Now in its sixth year, the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will address the latest issues in industrial biotechnology, including algae, advanced biofuels, biopolymers and bioplastics, dedicated energy crops, green chemistry, and synthetic biology. The annual Pacific Rim Summit is the original conference dedicated solely to growth of the industrial biotechnology sector in Asia and the Americas. Visit Bio Pacific Rim.

Media registration is now open and available online at Bio Maylasia. Complimentary media registration is available to editors and reporters with valid press credentials working full time for print, broadcast or web publications.

BioMalaysia 2011 will feature tracks on industrial, healthcare and agricultural biotechnology and is expected to receive delegates from the Asia Pacific region, the United States and Europe. With more than 60 speakers discussing innovation, technology and commercialization in industrial, healthcare and agricultural biotechnology, the breadth and depth of opportunities for partnering and collaborations abound.

Last year, BioMalaysia 2010 drew more than 7,500 participants with 68 biotechnology experts speaking at the conference and 243 local and international exhibitors from Canada, Korea, Netherlands India and Singapore. BioMalaysia 2011 Conference & Exhibition/2011 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy is jointly organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), BiotechCorp, BIO and Protemp Exhibitions Sdn Bhd.

About BIO

BIO represents more than 1,100 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 products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtech NOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling "innovations transforming our world." Subscribe to BIOtech NOW.

Upcoming BIO Events

10th Annual BIO Investor Forum
October 25-26, 2011
San Francisco, CA

BIO-Europe 2011
October 31-November 2, 2011
Duesseldorf, Germany

BIO IP Counsels Committee Fall Conference & Meeting
November 2-4, 2011
New York, NY

BioMalaysia 2011 Conference & Exhibition/
2011 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
November 21-23, 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BIO Asia International Partnering Conference
January 31 -- February 1, 2012
Osaka, Japan

BIO CEO & Investor Conference
February 13-14, 2012
New York, NY

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing
April 29-May 2, 2012
Orlando, FL

2012 BIO International Convention
June 18-21, 2012
Boston, MA