It’s not too late to submit a session proposal for the 2017 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology! We’ve just extended the submission deadline until Friday, January 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm EDT. Reasons to take action now and submit a session! Approved speakers get 30-40% discount on…

With 2017 right around the corner, BIO is encouraging individuals to submit their panel proposals for the 2017 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology.  The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology gathers business executives, government officials, academic researchers and industry…

Design. Build. Test. Learn. That has been the mantra for companies presenting in the Synthetic Biology track at the 13th annual BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. Synthetic biology is an extension of the continuum of innovation in genetic engineering. This emerging field of research,…

Ah, San Diego. What is it they say about you? Come for the beaches…. Stay for the fish tacos. Here at BIO, we’ll admit it—San Diego, you have enticed us with your perpetual 65° temperatures. And it’s the perfect time to join BIO and the 1,200 attendees from 50 countries at the 2016 BIO World…

BIO has officially opened One-on-One Partnering™, BIO’s proprietary software system, today for the 2016 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The 2016 World Congress has become the preeminent conference for connecting venture capital with promising industrial biotech companies. BIO One-on…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently expanded its flagship “9003” loan guarantee program to include projects that primarily manufacture chemicals -- not just fuels -- from renewable biomass. Years of advocacy and leadership from BIO, Senator Debbie Stabenow, and others have effected this…

"From 2012 to 2020 renewable chemicals markets are expected to double in size to account for 11 to 13 % of the total chemical industry," stated BIO's Brent Erickson. On Thursday, February 17, 2016, BIO's Executive Vice President of the Industrial and Environmental Section spoke at the 2016 Advanced…

That partnering has taken off at World Congress is the understatement of the year. Last year there were 1,400 one-on-one meetings at World Congress, which is more than twice as many as 2013. So why the uptick? The name of the game in industrial biotech is increasingly partnering. Most innovation…

Born into slavery, today George Washington Carver is an icon of American ingenuity. He worked to achieve a better life not only for himself but for all African Americans. A botanist and inventor, Carver's research and promotion of alternative crops, such as peanuts, showed poor farmers how to…

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, BIO officially opened registration for the 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. This year's conference will be held April 17-20, 2016 in sunny Southern California at the San Diego Convention Center. The 2016 World Congress is the largest international…