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WHAT:
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host three
webinars from the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and
Bioenergy in Honolulu, featuring companies, researchers, and policy
makers at the forefront of efforts to commercialize algae
applications, cellulosic biofuels, and renewable chemicals. |
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1. International Developments in Algae Commercialization
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Valerie Reed, U.S. Department of Energy;
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Patrick McGinn, Institute of Marine Biosciences, National
Research Council, Canada;
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Ravi Shrivastava, Defence Research Development
Organization, India.
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Monday Nov. 9, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST
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(12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PST
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10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. HST)
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2. Meeting the Challenges of Commercializing Cellulosic Ethanol
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William Baum, Verenium Corporation, http://www.verenium.com/;
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Kevin Gray, Qteros, http://www.qteros.com/;
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James Imbler, ZeaChem, Inc., http://www.zeachem.com/.
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Tuesday Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
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(11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST
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9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. HST)
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3. Commercialization of Renewable Chemicals
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Christophe Schilling, Genomatica, http://www.genomatica.com/;
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Steven J. Gatto, Myriant Technologies, LLC, http://www.myriant.com/;
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Bhima Vijayendran, Battelle Memorial Institute, http://www.battelle.org/.
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Wednesday Nov. 11, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST
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(11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST
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9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. HST)
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RSVP:
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A password will be required to participate in each webinar. The
webinars will be available at https://biotechnology.webex.com/biotechnology.
To reserve space and receive password instructions, please contact
Paul Winters, Communications Director, BIO at 202-962-9237 or pwinters@bio.org.
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These sessions are presented live from the 2009 Pacific Rim Summit
on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, being held Nov. 8-11,
2009 in Honolulu. The Pacific Rim Summit is the only global
conference dedicated to building innovative collaborations in
industrial biotechnology across the Pacific. http://www.bio.org/pacrim/.
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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.
The Advanced Biofuels & Climate Change Information Center presents the
latest commentary and data on the environmental and other impacts of
biofuel production. Drop in and add your comments, at http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/.