BIO announces breakout sessions and speakers.
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Scheduled for December 7–9, 2014, Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will feature breakout sessions focusing on commercialization of cleaner, safer processes and ingredients for developing consumer products. Sessions are organized into 5 tracks: Feedstock Production and Utilization; Renewable Chemical Platforms; Advanced Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms; Synthetic Biology, Algae and Marine Biotechnology; and Technical and Research Presentations.
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BIO Announces Breakout Program Speakers for Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology
Sessions to focus on commercialization of cleaner, healthier ingredients for consumer products
2014 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
WASHINGTON--Industrial biotechnology offers cleaner, safer processes and ingredients for developing consumer products. Commercialization of these innovative processes will be the focus of breakout sessions at the ninth annual Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, to be held at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, December 7-9, 2014. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced the program of breakout sessions for the Summit.
Breakout sessions are organized into five tracks, with concurrent sessions and presentations on Monday December 8 and Tuesday December 9:
Feedstock Production and Utilization
Renewable Chemical Platforms
Advanced Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms
Synthetic Biology, Algae and Marine Biotechnology
Technical and Research Presentations
Breakout sessions, speakers and presentations focusing on commercialization of new industrial biotechnology for renewable chemicals and biofuels include:
The Pathway to Commercialization - Lessons Learned
Monday, Dec. 8 – 8:30 – 10:00am
Michael Krel, Sofinnova Partners
Mark Burk, Genomatica
Allen Barbieri, Biosynthetic Technologies
Michael Leavell, Amyris
Converting GHG’s to Achieving a Fuel and Climate Solution
Monday, Dec. 8 – 10:30am – 12:00pm
Richard Altman, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative
David Anton, Joule
Josh Silverman, Calysta, Inc.
Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, South Dakota State University
Leading Pre-Treatment Technologies for Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Feed
Monday, Dec. 8 – 2:30 – 4:00pm
Charles Wyman, University of California Riverside
Bruce Dale, Michigan State University
Michael Ladisch, Purdue University
Algae Testbeds: Models for Accelerating Commercialization
Tuesday, Dec. 9 – 2:00 – 3:30pm
Philip Pienkos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John McGowen, Arizona State University
Rene Wijffels, Wageningen University and Research Centre
Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona
Hiroyuki Mochizuki, University of Tsukuba
All programs at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy are open to attendance by credentialed members of the media. Complimentary media registration is available to editors and reporters working full time for print, broadcast or web publications with valid press credentials. Media pre-registration is open.
Now in its ninth year, the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy is the original conference dedicated solely to growth of the industrial biotechnology sector in Asia and the Americas. For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.bio.org/pacrim.
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. BIOtechNOW is BIO's blog chronicling “innovations transforming our world” and the BIO Newsletter is the organization’s bi-weekly email newsletter.” Subscribe to the BIO Newsletter.
Upcoming BIO Events
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 International Convention
June 15-18, 2015
Philadelphia, PA
Contacts
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Caitlin Kennedy, 202-312-9288
Paul Winters, 202-962-9237
Web: www.bio.org
Blog: www.biotech-now.org
Twitter: @IAmBiotech
