BIO announces breakout sessions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit.

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BIO announced breakout sessions for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, which will be co-organized by BIOCOM and held December 8-11 in San Diego. Breakout sessions with companies and venture capital investors presenting milestones to commercialization include: Cellulosic Biofuels: Unleashing Commercial Production; Biorefineries: Perspectives on Finance and Construction; and Processes Leading to Commercialization.



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BIO Announces Breakout Sessions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit in San Diego



Summit will highlight progress in commercializing biofuels, renewable chemicals



2014 BIO International Convention

2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy



WASHINGTON -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced breakout sessions for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. The eighth annual Pacific Rim Summit will be co-organized by BIOCOM and held in San Diego, December 8-11 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter.



“San Diego is home to a vibrant biotechnology community that stands at the forefront in commercializing innovative applications for biofuels and renewable chemicals”



“San Diego is home to a vibrant biotechnology community that stands at the forefront in commercializing innovative applications for biofuels and renewable chemicals,” Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President of BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section said. “This year’s Pacific Rim Summit will feature sessions with companies that are making rapid progress toward large-scale production of biofuels and renewable chemicals. And it will set the stage for the BIO International Convention, the global event for biotechnology, to be held in San Diego in 2014.”



Breakout sessions with companies and venture capital investors presenting milestones to commercialization include:



Cellulosic Biofuels: Unleashing Commercial Production

Monday, Dec. 9, 8:30am

Christopher Standlee, Abengoa Bioenergy

Steve Hartig, POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels

Dr. Markus Rarbach, Clariant



Biorefineries: Perspectives on Finance & Construction

Monday, Dec. 9, 2:30pm

Alejandro Zamorano Cadavid, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Alan Propp, Merrick & Company

John M. May, Stern Brothers & Co.

Doug Dudgeon, Harris Group Inc.



Processes Leading to Commercialization

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2:00pm

Srini Raj, Praj Industries

Sue Hager, Myriant Corp.

Marcel Lubben, DSM

Atul Thakrar, Segetis



The annual Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy is the original conference dedicated to growth and partnerships in the industrial biotechnology and bioenergy sectors in North America and the Asia-Pacific region. The 2012 event attracted more than 385 attendees. Early bird registration is available now through October 25.



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 BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world.” Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.



Upcoming BIO Events



BIO Investor Forum

October 8-9, 2013

San Francisco, CA



BIO IPCC Conference

November 6-8, 2013

Washington, DC



BIO Convention in China

November 11-13, 2013

Beijing, China



Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy

December 8-11, 2013

San Diego, CA



BIO CEO & Investor Conference

February 10-11, 2014

New York, NY



BIO Asia International Conference

April 8-9, 2014

Tokyo, Japan



World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

May 12-15, 2014

Philadelphia, PA



BIO International Convention

June 23-26, 2014

San Diego, CA



Contacts

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

Paul Winters, 202-962-9237

Web: www.bio.org

Blog: www.biotech-now.org

Twitter: @IAmBiotech, #BIOWorldCongress


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