Today: Roundtable for Reporters on How Deploying Biorefinery Technology Can Create Jobs, Produce Economic Growth

--Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO):

WHAT:			The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host a roundtable discussion with advanced biofuel and biobased chemical companies to discuss the potential job creation and economic impact of deploying their industrial biotechnology applications. The participating companies each use a unique biotechnology process to convert a feedstock from a different area of the country to produce either biofuels or green chemicals, or both. Industrial biotechnology is unique among renewable feedstock conversion technologies in its ability to support coproduction of high-value chemicals and other biobased products.
WHO:			Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, BIO;
			Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer & VP, Government Affairs, Coskata;
			Corrine Young, Director of Goverment Affairs, Myriant Technologies;
			Carrie Atiyeh, Director of Public Affairs, ZeaChem, Inc.
WHEN:			Today, Thursday March 4, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
RSVP:			Reporters are invited to participate via teleconference line; to reserve space, please contact Paul Winters, Communications Director, BIO at 202-962-9237 or pwinters@bio.org. Instructions for participating: U.S. & Canada – dial (888) 674-1311; International – dial (706) 902-1127; reference conference ID # 59296504. The teleconference and a question-and-answer session will be moderated by an operator.

About BIO

BIO represents more than 1,200 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.

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Upcoming BIO Events

BIO-Europe Spring
March 8-10, 2010
Barcelona, Spain

BIO Intellectual Property Counsels Spring Conference and Committee Meeting
April 19-21, 2010
New Orleans, LA

Partnering for Global Health
May 3, 2010
Chicago, IL
McCormick Place Convention Center

BIO International Convention
May 3-6, 2010
Chicago, IL
McCormick Place Convention Center

2010 BIO Human Resources Conference
May 4-7, 2010
Chicago, IL

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing
June 27-30, 2010
Washington, DC

BIO’s Livestock Biotechnology Summit
September 28-30, 2010
Sioux Falls, SD