BIO Events & Activities

When we look at the challenges affecting our world today, many come to mind - energy demand, food security and climate change, just to name a few.   Biotechnology provides tools to meet all of these challenges.  The sustainable farming practices afforded to today’s modern farmers allow us to produce more food, fuel and fiber on less land with less environmental impact.

BIOtech Now’s Tracy Krughoff talks to Dr. David Agus of the University of Southern California’s Westside Prostate Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. His research focuses on the application of proteomics and genomics for the study of cancer and the development of new therapeutics for prostate cancer. Dr. Agus also is one of the judges for the Biotechnology Humanitarian Award, which will be given at the 2010 BIO International Convention.

Listen to the podcast:
http://www.bio.org/podcasts/agus.wma

We issued a late breaking call for sessions for the 2010 BIO International Convention today. Open for 4 Days  - Due Thursday, February 4th http://tinyurl.com/yej8j8c To respond to requests for recent and timely session topics, we are accepting six new late-breaking sessions for the 2010 BIO International Convention.

BIOtechNow’s Tracy Krughoff talks to Dr. Louise Perkins, Chief Scientific Officer at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation is one of the advocacy organizations presenting at the upcoming BIO CEO & Investor Conference, being held February 8-9 in New York City.

Listen to the podcast here:
http://www.bio.org/podcasts/MMRF.wma

Biotech Now’s Tracy Krughoff talks to Dr. Marc Hurlbert, who is Director of the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.

Biotech Now’s Tracy Krughoff talks to Dr. Lynn Johnson Langer, who is Senior Associate Program Chair at the Center for Biotechnology Education www.biotechnology.jhu.edu at Johns Hopkins University.

This week BIO announced a distinguished panel of judges who will evaluate nominations for The Biotech Humanitarian Award and select the 2010 Honoree. BIO created the Award to recognize an everyday hero who has helped to heal, fuel or feed the planet through their work in biotechnology. BIO is accepting nominations for the 2010 Award via www.iambiotech.org/award through January 31, 2010.

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Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the 42^nd and 43^rd Presidents of the United States, will appear together as co-keynote speakers at the 2010 BIO International Convention on May 4^th in Chicago, Ill. at McCormick Place. Presidents Clinton and Bush, who served in the White House for 16 years, will discuss a wide variety of issues relating to both domestic and foreign policy. Jim Greenwood, BIO's president and CEO, will moderate the discussion between the two former Presidents on Tuesday, May 4^th at 11:30 a.m.

Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the 42^nd and 43^rd Presidents of the United States, will appear together as co-keynote speakers at the 2010 BIO International Convention on May 4^th in Chicago, Ill. at McCormick Place. Presidents Clinton and Bush, who served in the White House for 16 years, will discuss a wide variety of issues relating to both domestic and foreign policy.