UPDATED: CEOs to Update Congress on Progress in Bringing Advanced Biofuels to Marketplace

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:52pm EDT 

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--(Business Wire)--
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO):

 WHAT:     The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is hosting two public      
           briefings on the status of advanced biofuel production and further       
           hurdles to be overcome in making them widely available in the            
           marketplace. Executives of advanced biofuels, feedstock crop technology, 
           and industrial biotechnology companies will update Congressional staff   
           and reporters on their progress in commercializing advanced biofuels. BIO 
           will present principles for coordinating and enhancing existing federal  
           policy supporting these companies` efforts.                              
                                                                                    
 WHEN:     Tues. March 31:                                                          
                                                                                    
           10:00 a.m. EDT, Senate Russell Room 428A;                                
                                                                                    
           1:00 p.m. EDT, Reporters Roundtable Teleconference. To participate,      
           please dial 866-663-4529 and use conference code 92708458. The           
           teleconference and a question-and-answer session will be moderated by an 
           operator;                                                                
                                                                                    
           3:00 p.m. EDT, 2253 Rayburn House Office Building.                       
                                                                                    
           *The same briefing will be presented at all times in order to better     
           accommodate schedules.                                                   
                                                                                    
 WHO:      Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, BIO;                           
           Patrick R. Gruber, Ph.D., CEO, Gevo, Inc;                                
           Neal Gutterson, Ph.D., President & CEO, Mendel Biotechnology, Inc;       
           Lars Hansen, President, Novozymes North America;                         
           Jack Huttner, Vice President, Commercial and Public Affairs, DuPont      
           Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, LLC;                                         
           Bob Walsh, CEO, Aurora Biofuels;                                         
           Carlos Riva, President and CEO, Verenium Corp;                           
           William Roe, President and CEO, Coskata, Inc. (Invited)                  
           Gerson Santos, Director, R&D Corporate, Abengoa Bioenergy, S.A.          
                                                                                    
 WHERE:    Senate Russell Room 428A (Tues. March 31 at 10:00 a.m. EDT)              
                                                                                    
           2253 Rayburn House Office Building (Tues. March 31 at 3:00 p.m. EDT)     
                                                                                    
 NOTE:     Please RSVP by contacting Paul Winters, Communications Director, BIO at  
           202-962-9237 or pwinters@bio.org.                                        


About BIO

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 technologies. BIO also produces the annual BIO International
Convention, the world`s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along
with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. 

Upcoming BIO Events

BIO Windhover 2009
April 13-15, 2009
New York, New York 

BIO-LES Business Development Basics Course
May 15-17, 2009
Atlanta, GA 

BIO-LES Advanced Business Development Course
May 15-17, 2009
Atlanta, GA 

BIO Executive Presentation Workshop
May 17, 2009
Atlanta, GA 

2009 BIO International Convention
May 18-21, 2009
Atlanta, GA 

BioEquity Europe
June 9-10, 2009
Munich, Germany 

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing
July 19-22, 2009
Montreal, Quebec, Canada 





Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Paul Winters, 202-962-9237
pwinters@bio.org
www.bio.org

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