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The Honorable Al Gore to Deliver Keynote Address at 2010 BIO International Convention

Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:00pm EDT

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Former VP and Climate Change Activist to Address Biotechnology`s Role in

Improving the Environment and Addressing Major Health Care Challenges

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that Former U.S.

Vice President Al Gore will be a keynote speaker at the 2010 BIO International

Convention, which will take place May 3-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.



Mr. Gore is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, May 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

His speech will focus on the environment, healthcare reform and other pressing

global issues with an emphasis on biotechnology`s role in addressing these

challenges.



"For the past 30 years, Al Gore has been one of the most influential voices on

sustainability, climate change and numerous other environmental issues," said

BIO President and CEO James C. Greenwood. "We are honored to have Mr. Gore

address our BIO International Convention and share his vision for solving some

of the world's most challenging problems through biotechnology innovations that

help heal, fuel and feed the world."



Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States and continues to

advise leaders in Congress and heads of state throughout the world on national

and international affairs. Since his earliest days in the U. S. Congress, Al

Gore has been the leading advocate for confronting the threat of global warming.

In 2007, Mr. Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reduce

global warming.



Mr. Gore is the author of An Inconvenient Truth, a best-selling book on the

threat of and solutions to global warming, and the subject of the movie of the

same title, which is one of the top documentary films in history.



"Each year, we endeavor to bring the world`s top thought leaders to share their

insights and vision with our attendees," said Robbi Lycett, Vice President of

Conventions & Conferences at BIO. "Mr. Gore will continue this tradition of

helping cement our Convention`s position as a `can`t miss` event for anyone

engaged in the life sciences."



Wednesday`s keynote session is sponsored by Amgen, a leading human therapeutics

company in the biotechnology industry.



In addition to Al Gore's keynote address, presentations and breakout sessions at

the 2010 BIO International Convention will focus on research and development,

partnership opportunities, and new business models required to meet global

health challenges.



The 2010 BIO International Convention is expected to draw between 15,000 and

17,000 industry leaders from 48 states and 60 countries. This year, the

Convention program will feature more than 125 sessions in 17 tracks. New tracks

for 2010 include Delivery and Manufacturing of Biologics, Global Drug

Development and Marketing, Innovations in Vaccines, and MarketPlace Watch.



In addition, this year`s BIO Exhibition will cover an estimated 200,000 net sq.

ft. and host more than 1,800 exhibitors. Product Focus Zones within the BIO

Exhibition will include BioProcess, Business Services, Clinical Trials,

Contracts, Discovery and the BioPark.



The BIO International Convention helps to support BIO programs and initiatives.

BIO works throughout the year to create a policy environment that enables the

industry to continue to fulfill its vision of bettering the world through

biotechnology innovation. For more information on the global event for

biotechnology, including program and housing information, please visit

http://convention.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 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.



Upcoming BIO Events



BIO Intellectual Property Counsels Fall Conference and Committee Meeting

October 26-28, 2009

Washington, DC



BIO Investor Forum

October 28-29, 2009

San Francisco, CA



Advanced Business Development Course

October 30, 2009

Vienna, Austria



BIO Europe International Partnering Conference

November 2-4, 2009

Vienna, Austria



Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy

November 8-11, 2009

Honolulu, HI



BIO Asia Partnering Conference

January 25-26, 2010

Tokyo, Japan



BIO CEO & Investor Conference

February 8-9, 2010

New York, NY



Biotechnology Industry Organization

Tracy Krughoff, 202-312-9274



http://convention.bio.org