Welcome to the 2010 World Congress
The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing is the world's largest industrial biotechnology event for business leaders, investors and policy makers in biofuels, biobased products, and renewable chemicals. Entering its seventh year, the event is expected to bring together more than 1,400 high-profile scientists, executives, government officials and investors for an exchange of ideas in Washington, D.C.
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The event offers unique networking opportunities, an overview of the latest technological developments, and real world scenarios for bringing technological solutions to market. The Congress features discussions of high profile topics related to climate change, sustainability, new sources of fuel, financing, and policy. The conference also offers business partnering opportunities, utilizing a computer system that assists companies and investors alike in arranging confidential one-on- one meetings with other attendees. |
A Poster Session and Exhibit Hall will provide attendees with an unparalleled opportunity to converse with their colleagues and learn about the latest developments in the field of industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing. We're excited to bring this conference to Washington to highlight the industry's growth for policymakers.
Vinod Khosla and Jim Woolsey discuss investing in energy security and industrial biotechnology from a venture capitalists’ perspective.
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A debate between Princeton Visiting Scholar Tim Searchinger and MSU Professor Bruce Dale, moderated by Univ. of Minnesota’s John Sheehan. Sheehan explores both the strongest and weakest parts of the arguments for and against including an indirect land use penalty in the carbon lifecycle of biofuels and bioenergy. Searchinger argues that bioenergy should only get credit for new sources of carbon it creates or for using carbon that would have decayed and entered the atmosphere anyway, but never for carbon that is already stored. Dale’s view is that a switch to bioenergy – and away from petroleum – would spur the creation of additional carbon stores. This could be accomplished through increased productivity and yield on the same amount of land so that the credit given to bioenergy is repaid quickly.
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The plenary speech at BIO’s 2010 World Congress by Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, during which he discussed the Obama administration’s roadmap for developing advanced biofuels.
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The plenary speech at BIO’s 2010 World Congress by DOE’s Assistant Secretary Cathy Zoi, head of the office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, during which she announced funding of $24 million for three research groups addressing key hurdles in commercialization of algae. The money will be split among the Sustainable Algal Biofuels Consortium, the Consortium for Algal Biofuels Commercialization, and Cellana, LLC Consortium.
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