Less than one year before Atlanta!

The BIO International Convention will travel back East to Atlanta, Ga. in 2009.  With the nation’s seventh-largest biotech cluster, Georgia is home to a number of life-science companies and research universities, as well as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Carter Center for Global Health Initiatives.  The state of Georgia is also [...]

Life Sciences in San Diego

San Diego is an ideal location for the convention as there is a thriving life sciences industry, check it out:

The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (SDREDC) reports that the life science cluster in San Diego has an annual economic impact of $5.3 billion in direct spending and another $3.8 billion in multiplier spending for [...]

What’s Happening on the Internet?

We’re counting down the days now to the 2008 International Convention.  It’s time to get ready.  For those of you who’ve been before you know it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do.  The Internet has started buzzing with people who have their own ideas.
Stephen Albainy-Jenei of Patent Baristas has his own [...]

Podcasts to Check Out

Five weeks before the biggest event in biotech – how are you getting ready?
Why not check out some podcasts on the multitude of topics and issues that will be all the buzz at this year’s big show.
Start with BIO’s very own and brand new BIOtech-Now series, which will highlight a different topic each week.
BioPharm International [...]

Company Presentations and Partnering Opens

The list of more than 300 companies invited to present at the 2008 BIO International Convention’s Business Forum can now be accessed at http://www.bio2008.org/businessforum.  Check it out!
Participants in the Business Forum will also have the opportunity to schedule one-on-one partnering meetings. Find out more at (you guessed it!) http://www.bio2008.org/businessforum.
 

Biotech Solutions for Food and Fuel

Biotech is key for meeting rising worldwide demand for food and alternative fuels, according to many speakers at the World Congress.
Richard Hamilton of Ceres, Inc. discussed how biotech can help increase agricultural production without expanding land use. He also believes energy crops can play a part in low-carbon biofuel production in the US. Hamilton announced [...]