South Dakota Biotech Association Announces Official Launch Press Release
March 29, 2006 Sioux Falls, South Dakota The South Dakota Biotechnology Association will host a press conference at 2:00pm on Monday, April 3rd at the Sioux Falls Development Foundation office located at 200 N. Phillips Avenue. South Dakota will become the 41st State with an Affiliate of the Biotechnology Industry Organization with the launching of SDBIO. The new association will be a resource for the emerging biotech industry in South Dakota. The association will represent companies whose regular business activities involve biotechnology or products derived from biotechnology. Primarily, member companies will be directly involved with the medical science, life science, animal science and plant science. "South Dakota is positioned to become a key player in the research and development of biotech products and services, said Eddie Sullivan, Board President and COO of Hematech. This new association will assist in communicating the many opportunities and strong support for biotech companies in South Dakota. Biotechnology has allowed companies to gain more efficiencies in healthcare, livestock production, crop production and in the processing of ethanol." The purposes of the organization are to promote biotechnology within the State of South Dakota through economic development and developing the industry with start up companies with the state as well as positioning the state for companies to move in. The association will also be actively involved in educating South Dakotans about biotechnology, its purposes and products. The association will promote networking opportunities between interested parties within the state and will also help companies to find resources to continue to build and grow biotechnology. Throughout the U.S., agriculture biotechnology has generated over 22,000 jobs and over $2.4 billion in revenues, including the contributions of companies supplying inputs to the industry or goods and services to employees. South Dakota Biotechnology Association (SDBIO) will be hosting its annual meeting and conference each fall. The conference is open to members, media and interested parties. The 2006 theme is "Developing a Bioscience Industry on the Prairie: Strategies and Partnerships." SDBIO will also participate in national and international conferences and tradeshows. These conferences will provide SDBIO and its members with opportunities to promote South Dakota and our biotech industry. * * * www.sdbio.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ http://www.arizonabiotech.com/ http://www.arizonabiotech.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ http://www.arizonaentrepreneurs.com/ http://www.azhttp.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
