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Bio 2005 in Philadelphia Breaks Records
As a forum for BIO’s advocacy agenda, the Bio Annual International Convention is without parallel. With 18,000 biotechnology leaders and policymakers under one roof, the four-day event is BIO’s best opportunity each year to share messages about the benefits of biotechnology. BIO builds its advocacy agenda into the program, covering all three major application areas: health, food and agriculture, and industrial and environmental biotechnology.
Bio 2005 in Philadelphia was the best such opportunity for advocacy yet, setting records for attendance and international representation. Total registration was 18,730, with representatives from 56 countries and all 50 U.S. states. More than 560 journalists mined the convention for biotech stories that reached audiences of millions worldwide.
Public officials in attendance included members of Congress, state representatives and economic development officials. Eight governors attended:
- Anibal Acevedo-Vila (Puerto Rico)
- Jeb Bush (R-Fla.)
- Bob Ehrlich (R-Md.)
- Ernie Fletcher (R-Ky.)
- Ruth Ann Minner (D-Del.)
- Ed Rendell (D-Pa.)
- Mitt Romney (R-Mass.)
- Bob Taft (R-Ohio)
Bio 2005 also attracted record participation from international public officials. Australia, Europe and Canada all sent sizable delegations, as they have in the past, and BIO also welcomed growing contingents from such emerging biotech centers as China, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Thailand.
CONVENTION FACTS
- The exhibit hall featured a record 1,525 displays, with more than 60 state and international pavilions.
- JMore than 200 companies delivered business presentations.
- More than 900 speakers shared their expertise in 180 program sessions.
- Bio 2005 was hosted by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the state of Delaware and the state of New Jersey.
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BIO Board Chairman James Mullen (left), President & CEO, Biogen Idec, and past BIO Board Chairman Richard Pops, CEO, Alkermes, shared the stage during a Bio 2005 plenary lunch.
Musician and activist Melissa Etheridge (left) shared her story of surviving breast cancer during a BIO TV satellite media tour. UCLA breast cancer researcher Dr. Dennis Slamon and National Cancer Coalition President Fran Visco added scientific and advocacy perspectives.
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