Why should I attend?
The World Congress aims to bring together individuals with diverse experience to share knowledge that will speed the development and growth of a sector that is vital for value creation and sustainable industrial development. This conference will foster the exchange of ideas and will provide "real world" scenarios, present an overview of the latest technological developments, and offer unparalleled networking opportunities.What topics will be covered and discussed?
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- Advanced Biofuels
- Synthetic Biology
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Food Ingredients & Flavorings
- Fragrances & Cosmetics
- Biopolymers
- Renewable Chemical Platforms
- Fine Chemicals from Biomass
- Biomass Pretreatment
- Biotechnology for Climate Change
- Ethanol & Cellulosic Ethanol
- Biodiesel
- Microbial Fuel Cells
- Energy from Algae
- Use of Agricultural & Forestry Residues
- New Energy Crops
- Feedstock Collection
- Cell Wall Modification
- Enzyme Development
- Health & Personal Nutrition
- New Business Models
How many attendees are you expecting?
The World Congress continues to grow each year. The 2008 meeting had over 1,100 attendees and this number is only expected to increase in 2009.Who attends the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing?
The audience for this conference is diverse and we often receive positive feedback on the variety of our participants. At the 2007 meeting over 1,100 delegates representing 32 different countries and 600 different organizations attended. This included leaders in the industry, government officials, academics, researchers, and high-level executives.Aside from the Breakout and Plenary Sessions what other benefits are there to attending this conference?
There are numerous benefits to attending the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing. Aside from the informative sessions, we will be offering the extremely useful business partnering tool at this conference. For those not familiar with Business Partnering, this system allows us to assist you in arranging confidential one on one meetings with other attendees. Numerous successful networking opportunities have arisen from Business Partnering. Additionally our Poster Session and Exhibit Hall allow our attendees to converse with researchers, academics and industry members to learn about the latest developments.What is BIO?
BIO is the world's largest biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. Our mission is to be the champion of biotechnology and the advocate for our member organizations—both large and small.BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. We also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.