Biosecurity Conference to feature top officials.
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Co-located with 2010 BIO International Convention, May 3-6, Biosecurity Conference will bring together senior-level government officials, scientists, and security professionals to discuss Obama's strategy to support biotechnology's potential to improve global quality of life while decreasing risk of misapplication. Event is organized by Partnership for Global Security and University of Pennsylvania Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response in cooperation with BIO.
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2010 Biosecurity Conference to Feature Top Obama Administration Officials
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biosecurity Conference will bring together senior-level government officials, scientists and security professionals to discuss President Obama's strategy to support biotechnology's enormous potential to improve the global quality of life while decreasing the risk of its potential misapplication. This event will be co-located with the 2010 BIO International Convention being held May 3-6 in Chicago, Ill.
Organized by the Partnership for Global Security and the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response in cooperation with the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Biosecurity Conference represents a unique opportunity to address biosecurity issues at the BIO International Convention.
"We're looking forward to a very productive inaugural Biosecurity Conference," said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. "These high-level speakers have the expertise to address significant issues at the intersection of life science and global security - from food and agriculture safety to the prevention of biological weapons."
Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of the Department of Health and Human Services, will lead the plenary session. Additional speakers include Gary Samore, White House Coordinator for WMD at the National Security Council and Tara O'Toole, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology.
Additional speakers include officials and executives from:
Attendees can register for the Biosecurity Conference at http://convention.bio.org/apps/biosecurity/Biosecurity.aspx?id=2345.
Members of the news media can register at http://convention.bio.org/media/registration.aspx.
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,200 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.
