Pacific Rim Summit to discuss biofuels, renewable chemicals.
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BIO is co-organizing 2011 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy with BioMalaysia 2011 Conference and Exhibition, to be held November 21-23 in Malaysia. In addition to facilitating networking and business partnerships between companies from U.S. and Asia, event will address latest industrial biotechnology issues. These include algae, advanced biofuels, biopolymers and bioplastics, dedicated energy crops, green chemistry, and synthetic biology.
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Pacific Rim Summit to Host International Industry, Academic Discussions on Biofuels, Renewable Chemicals
BioMalaysia 2011 Conference & Exhibition
2011 Pacific Rim Summit
WASHINGTON--The 2011 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will bring together industry leaders, university researchers, and venture capitalists to facilitate networking and business partnerships 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.
"An outstanding line-up of speakers from leading companies and research organizations will meet in Kuala Lumpur for this event, and we expect a number of partnering, financing and capital formation deals to result."
"We are excited to hold the Pacific Rim Summit jointly with BioMalaysia 2011 to showcase industrial biotechnology innovation and developments from Asia and other emerging regions of the world," said Brent Erickson, executive vice president for BIO's Industrial & Environmental Section. "An outstanding line-up of speakers from leading companies and research organizations will meet in Kuala Lumpur for this event, and we expect a number of partnering, financing and capital formation deals to result."
Executives from international industrial biotech companies scheduled to speak at the Pacific Rim Summit include:
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 http://bio.org/pacrim.
Media registration is now open and available online at www.biomalaysia.com.my/2011/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&Itemid=121. 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
BIO China International Conference
October 12-13, 2011
Shanghai, China
10th Annual BIO Investor Forum
October 25-26, 2011
San Francisco, Calif.
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
