Pharma Chameleon: The New Biorefinery Model brings era of change, bright new colors for ag, petrochems, pharma

Biofuels Digest
July 07, 2010 Jim Lane
By Will Thurmond, market trends columnist, Biofuels Digest

The week of July 4th 2010, a bio-industrial revolution came to Washington, DC.

The wizards and warriors of the big pharmaceutical, petrochemical, defense and agricultural industries converged to bring a new alchemy to the biotechnology space: the new, improved, and profitable Biorefinery model. For 2010, the BioTechnology Industry Association’s (BIO) annual conference was a showcase of the new wave of biorefinery technologies. BIO 2010 was a massive, immersive experience with more than six concurrent sessions to choose from.

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