BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology 2013

 

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) 10^thAnnual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology will feature industry leaders, government officials, university researchers and venture capitalists to facilitate networking and business partnerships this June 16-19 in Montréal, Canada. Online registration for the conference at thePalais des congrès de Montréal is now open.

 

“We could not be more excited to celebrate the 10^th anniversary of BIO’s World Congress to highlight the growth of the industry, particularly in Canada,” said Brent Erickson, executive vice president for BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section. “In Canada, industry, government and universities have joined forces to create a thriving and sustainable biobased economy creating new opportunities for agriculture, generating jobs, making greener products and cleaner processes.”

 

“We are pleased to join BIO as a Co-Organizer of their 10^th Annual World Congress,” said Élaine Zakaïb, Associate Minister for the Industrial Policy and to the Québec Economic Development Bank. “Our Ministry believes the industrial biotech industry is important to Québec’s future economic prosperity and energy security and seeks to help businesses succeed in this emerging industry.”

 

BIO’s World Congress will host numerous breakout and plenary sessions with companies representing Canada including:

 

 

Global Outlook on Industrial Biotechnology
Monday, June 17, 12 - 2:15 PM, Sponsored by BioAmber

Feeding Next Generation Biorefineries in 2013
Monday, June 17, 4:30 - 6 PM

     •  Moderator: Trevor Theissen, President, BioAg, Novozymes 
     •  Mark Bunger, Research Director, Lux Research, Inc. 
     •  Paulo Carollo, Executive Vice President, Chemtex International Inc. 
     •  David Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer, Forest Products Association of Canada 
     •  Mike Jostrum, Plum Creek Timber Company 
     •  Anna Rath, NexSteppe

 

Feeling the Heat of the Biofuels Boom
Wednesday, June 19, 12 - 2:15 PM

     •  Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor, Biofuels Digest 
     •  Dr. Robert Graham, Chief Executive Officer, EnSyn Corporation 
     •  Steve Hartig, General Manager, POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC 
     •  Peter S. Williams, Chief Executive Officer, INEOS Technologies & INEOS Bio 
     •  David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (invited) 
     •  Bernardo Gradin, Chairman and CEO, Graal Bio 
     •  Geoffrey Tauvette, Director, Fuel and Environment, WestJet 
     •  Carlos Eduardo Cavacanti, Head of Biofuels Development, Brazilian Economic Development Bank

 

Featured Breakout Sessions include:

Developing Biorefineries and the Bioproducts Sector – Roles for Government and for Industry
Monday, June 17, 8:30 - 10 AM

     •  Moderator: Andrea Johnston, Strategic Policy Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 
     •  Richard Bain, National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Bioenergy Center 
     •  Christophe Luguel, Pôle Industries & Agro-Ressources France 
     •  Paulo Cesar De Campos, Coordenação de Sustentabilidade Petrobras Biocombustível

 

Conversion of Woody Materials to Fuels and Chemicals
Monday, June 17, 8:30 - 10 AM

     •  Jack Saddler, University of British Columbia 
     •  Adrian Zhang, Concordia University 
     •  Hung Lee, University of Guelph 
     •  Emma Masters, University of Toronto

 

Value Chain Partnerships to Accelerate Commercialization of Biobased Materials
Tuesday, June 18, 8:30 - 10 AM

     •  Moderator: Babette Pettersen, BioAmber 
     •  Dann Winn, Inolex 
     •  Karsten Job, Lanxess 
     •  Laurence Dufrancatel, Faurecia 
     •  Carmen Rodriguez, Arkema Inc

 

The First Generation of Biorefineries in Canada
Tuesday, June 18, 2:30 - 4 PM

     •  Moderator: Scott Thurlow, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association 
     •  Malcolm West, Greenfield Ethanol 
     •  Jim Grey, IGPC Ethanol Inc 
     •  Scott Lewis, Biox Corporation 
     •  Al Rickard, Rothsay

 

Carbon Capture and Biological Conversion: The Case for Co-Location
Tuesday, June 18, 2:30 - 4 PM

     •  Moderator: Simon Gaboury, Rio Tinto Alcan 
     •  Martin Voergh, St-Mary's Cement Group 
     •  Simon Barnabe, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières 
     •  Nathalie Dubois-Calero, Alga-Labs 
     •  Alan Bland, Western Research Institute

 

Renewable Feedstock Crops – Can they Provide an Economic Alternative to Petroleum?
Wednesday, June 19, 10:30 AM - 12 PM

     •  Moderator: Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences 
     •  Hamdy Kahlil, Woodbridge Foam 
     •  Craig Crawford, Ontario BioAuto Council 
     •  Jeff Uhrig, Elevance Renewable Sciences

 

Cellulosic Ethanol: Scale-Up and Commercialization - Part 2
Wednesday, June 19, 10:30 AM - 12 PM

     •  Vincent Chornet, Enerkem
     •  Bill Brady, Mascoma 
     •  Stuart Thomas, DuPont

 

Find the full program list and schedule here.

 

Registration is now open for the 2013 BIO World Congress coming to Montréal, Canada, June 16-19 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Please visit http://www.bio.org/worldcongress/ for additional information, or email worldcongress@bio.org. It’s the world’s largest industrial biotechnology conference for business leaders, investors, academics and policymakers in biofuels, biobased products, renewable chemicals, synthetic biology, food ingredients and biomass.

 

Online pre-registration for reporters and editors is now open. All breakout and plenary sessions at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology are open to attendance by members of the media. Complimentary media registration is available to editors and reporters with valid press credentials working full time for print, broadcast or web publications.

 

BIO represents more than 1,100 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. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world.” Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.

 

BIO International Convention
April 22 - 25, 2013
Chicago, IL

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
June 16 - 19, 2013
Montréal, Canada

BIO IPCC Conference
November 6 - 8, 2013
Washington, DC

Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy
December 8 - 11, 2013
San Diego, CA

 

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
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