WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Biofuel and renewable chemical company executives along with consumer product companies seeking partnerships in the renewable sector will be featured at BIOs 9th annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, in Orlando, Fla., April 29 - May 2 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. Online registration for the conference is now open.

Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIOs Industrial & Environmental Section, said, We are excited to bring this conference to Orlando to highlight the industry's growth, particularly in the Southeast region. Industrial and environmental biotechnology is revitalizing manufacturing and creating new opportunities for agriculture, generating jobs, making greener products and cleaner processes, all aimed at building a biobased economy.

BIOs World Congress will host the following sessions with companies representing the Southeast:

Toward a Billion Tons: Biomass & Purpose Grown Energy Crops Monday, April 30, 2:30pm 4:00pm

Fuels and Chemicals from Residues and MSW Tuesday, May 1, 8:30am 10:00am

Whats Driving Demand for Biotech Products: A Customers Perspective? Wednesday, May 2, 12:00pm 2:15pm

The worlds largest industrial biotechnology conference for business leaders, investors, academics and policymakers in biofuels, biobased products, renewable chemicals, synthetic biology, food ingredients and biomass comes to Orlando, Fla., April 29 - May 2 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. Please visit http://www.bio.org/worldcongress/ for additional information, or email worldcongress@bio.org.

Online pre-registration for reporters and editors is now open. All breakout and plenary sessions at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing are open to attendance by members of the media. Complimentary media registration is available to editors and reporters with valid press credentials working full time for print, broadcast or web publications.

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BIO’s 9th Annual World Congress Shows Strength of Industrial Biotech and Biofuels in Southeast United States