BIO World Congress will host key NRC leaders, breakout sessions.
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As announced by BIO, National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will participate in breakout sessions highlighting environmental and economic sustainability of Canadian biomass during the 2015 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. NRC members will lead/participate in "Generating More Value from Canadian Biomass and Waste Streams," "Clustered Research and Development of Ag-Based BioProducts," and "Advances in Oil Producing Crops and Algae Based Feedstocks."
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Key Leaders from the Canadian Research and Development Scientists to Discuss Biomass Sustainability at the 2015 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
WASHINGTON--The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will participate in numerous breakout sessions highlighting the environmental and economic sustainability of Canadian biomass during the 2015 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. This year’s conference will be held July 19-22, 2015 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec.
“Industrial biotechnology is a foundational technology for sustainably transforming biomass into renewable energy and products”
The National Research Council will have key members lead the Generating More Value from Canadian Biomass and Waste Streams breakout session. This session is part of the Specialty Chemical, Food & Nutritional Ingredients Track and will include:
Dr. Bob Chapman, Program Leader of NRC’s Natural Health Products program
Dr. James Johnston, Program Leader of NRC’s Bio-based Specialty Chemicals program
Dr. Stephen O’Leary, Director of NRC’s Algal Carbon Conversion program
Research Officer Dr. Minh-Tan Ton-That from NRC’s Industrial Biomaterials program will participate in the Clustered Research and Development of Ag-Based BioProducts breakout session. NRC Technical Officer Jean-Claude Frigon will partake in the Advances in Oil Producing Crops and Algae Based Feedstocks breakout session.
BIO’s World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology is the world’s largest industrial biotechnology conference that brings together from across the globe business leaders, investors, academics and policymakers in the biofuels, biobased products, renewable chemicals, synthetic biology, food ingredients and biomass sectors. Industrial and environmental biotechnology is at the forefront of the biobased economy, generating good-paying jobs and making cleaner products and processes.
“Industrial biotechnology is a foundational technology for sustainably transforming biomass into renewable energy and products,” said Brent Erickson, executive vice president for BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section. “We are fortunate to be able to have access to insight from the Government of Canada’s premier research and technology organization.”
All programs at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology are open to attendance by 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.
For more information on the conference, please visit www.bio.org/worldcongress. For assistance, please contact worldcongress@bio.org. Industrial Biotechnology Journal (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers) is the official publication for the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology.
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