“Climate change is a global challenge that demands a global solution.”
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“Foundations generally will come out and allow you to throw the Hail Mary pass, the Doug Flutie with Boston College or the 50-yard bomb. Without that, we’re nowhere.”
— Rudy Tanzi, lead researcher for the Alzheimer’s Genome Project at Massachusetts General Hospital
“Never turn down a dollar. I’ve heard very few people say, ‘Gee, we raised too much money.’”
— Jim Imbler, president and CEO of ZeaChem
“These projects will help establish a domestic industry that will create jobs here at home and open new markets across rural America.”
— U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu
“Millions of people are waiting — some for a new treatment or a hoped-for cure, others for tools to enable economically and nutritionally sustainable food production, and nearly everyone for a more livable environment.”
— Jim Greenwood, BIO President and CEO
“Burdensome regulations on small businesses hurt our economy.”
— Rep. John Adler, D-N.J.
“It is an exciting time in agriculture as we work to meet the challenge of both feeding and fueling the world.”
— Bill Belden, member of the Council for Sustainable Biomass Production
“Our top priority is reducing backlog and addressing pendency concerns, and hopefully maintaining and increasing quality at the USPTO.”
— David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
“Whether we’re talking about equity investment or traditional bank loans, access to capital has always been a major obstacle for small firms.”
— Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, D-N.Y.
“Best Management Practices are a much more useful way to ensure that agricultural producers communicate more with their peers, rather than onerous and business-inhibiting regulation.”
— Brian O'Connor, Manager of State Government Relations for BIO
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BIO India International Partnering Conference
September 21-22, 2010
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Livestock Biotech Summit
September 28-30, 2010
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9th Annual BIO Investor Forum
October 5-6, 2010
San Francisco, CA -

BIO Intellectual Property Counsels Committee Fall Conference and Committee Meeting
October 18-20, 2010
Boston, MA
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Webinars for Reporters: World Congress
The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing Plenary Programs for Mon. June 28 - Wed. June 30 will be available via webinar to reporters and editors unable to attend the sessions in person. A password will be required. Featured speakers include Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, DOE Assistant Secretary Cathy Zoi, and the George Washington Carver Award winner.
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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