BIO announces 2014 BIO Investor Forum Buzz of BIO winners.

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Scheduled for Oct 7–8, 2014, 13th Annual BIO Investor Forum will focus on investment opportunities for early stage and established private companies as well as emerging public companies. Buzz of BIO competition spotlights both early stage companies looking for next round of financing and late-stage private companies looking to make new and valuable connections. Winners include BNOAT Oncology, Inc. as Early Stage Entrepreneurs and Enable Injections as Late Stage Leaders.



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2014 BIO Investor Forum Buzz of BIO Winners Announced



Recognizing highly innovative companies in the biotech sector



13th Annual BIO Investor Forum



WASHINGTON --- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 BIO Investor Forum Buzz of BIO contest, which recognizes highly innovative companies in the biotech sector. Taking place October 7-8, 2014 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California, the 13th Annual BIO Investor Forum will focus on investment opportunities for early stage and established private companies as well as emerging public companies.



“We are pleased to feature such cutting-edge companies as our Buzz of BIO winners and provide them an opportunity to meet potential new partners at our investor events.”



“The Buzz of BIO competition spotlights both early stage companies looking for their next round of financing and late-stage private companies looking to make new and valuable connections,” said Jim Greenwood, BIO President & CEO. “We are pleased to feature such cutting-edge companies as our Buzz of BIO winners and provide them an opportunity to meet potential new partners at our investor events.”



Building on the success of the Buzz of BIO competition at the BIO International Convention, BIO will host a similar competition for the BIO CEO & Investor Conference, February 9-10, 2015 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York.



The first Buzz of BIO at the BIO Investor Forum competition featured 18 nominees pulling in over 1,300 votes. The winners are:



Winner: Early Stage Entrepreneurs

BNOAT Oncology, Inc. (Akron, Ohio)

BNOAT Oncology is an oncology research and development company headquartered in Ohio on the Akron Innovation Campus of the University of Akron. BNOAT has the only license to develop cobalamin-based, non-toxic, anti-tumor agents for the imaging and treatment of both human and animal cancers.



Winner: Late Stage Leaders

Enable Injections (Franklin, Ohio)

Enable Injections is a start-up company that has developed a disposable body-worn bolus injector to deliver high viscosity/volume payloads up to 20cc to the subcutaneous tissue. The system uses standard vial or cartridge container closure, and can automatically mix lyophilized solutions.



Winners receive one complimentary registration to the BIO Investor Forum, a complimentary Company Presentation and promotion to industry leaders including a spotlight in BioCentury Extra. The typical audience for company presentations features public, institutional and private equity investors, research analysts, investment bankers and industry executives.



To learn more about the BIO Investor Forum, including registration, program and partnering information, please visit here. Media registration is now open for qualified members of the press.



About BIO

BIO is the world's largest trade association representing 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 BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world.” Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.



Upcoming BIO Events:



BIO Latin America Conference

September 9-11, 2014

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



Livestock Biotech Summit

September 16-18, 2014

Sioux Falls, SD



BIO Investor Forum

October 7-8, 2014

San Francisco, CA



BIO Europe 2014

November 3-5, 2014

Frankfurt, Germany



BIO IPCC Conference

November 10-12, 2014

Nashville, TN



BIO Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy

December 7-9, 2014

San Diego, CA



BIO CEO & Investor Conference

February 9-10, 2015

New York City, NY



BIO International Convention

June 15-18, 2015

Philadelphia, PA



Contacts

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

Abigail Hirsch, 202-962-9230

Web: www.bio.org

Blog: www.biotech-now.org

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