BIO 2006 in Chicago

Here is one you don't want to miss from a business development standpoint.

As farmers enter the second decade of commercial plantings of biotech crops, the BIO 2006 Annual International Convention will highlight the future of agricultural biotechnology. Conference attendees will learn how new applications of biotechnology will increase food production, improve plant and animal health, and provide consumers with healthier foods during the 14th annual international convention, April 9-12, 2006 at McCormick Place in Chicago, which is sponsored by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

“In the ten years since biotech crops have first been grown, the environment, farmers, and consumers worldwide have enjoyed many new benefits,” said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of BIO. “Biotech crops are widely accepted by farmers in 21 countries, and have had an enormous global economic impact. Few technologies have had the extraordinary acceptance and growth rate that biotech crops have enjoyed.

“Agricultural biotechnology has changed the way farmers grow crops, and raise and breed livestock and poultry. The next generation of biotech products will offer consumers increased nutrition and health benefits, such as cereals and corns with improved protein quality, and soybeans that produce healthier oils with reduced saturated fat and trans fats.”

The Food and Agriculture track at BIO 2006 is the largest and most comprehensive agricultural biotechnology track ever in BIO’s history. The program features 17 sessions within the four subtracks: Plant Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology, Emerging Technologies, and Second Generation Products and Consumer Benefits.

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