“Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences: Identifying the Measurement Standards & and Technological Challenges"

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) & the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI)
are co-hosting this international conference.

Objective: To Identify and prioritize measurement, standards and technology barriers to the realization of optimal economic and broad societal benefit from new discoveries in the following focus areas:

Agriculture > increasing yield, quality, & safety in the world’s food supply
Energy > obtaining sustainable energy from biological sources
Environment > understanding our planet through linking molecules to ecosystems
Manufacturing > obtaining higher quality products through better bioprocess measurements
Medicine > improving health through measurement of complex biological signatures

Closing the Gap > addressing unrecognized, overlooked, underestimated and ignored measurement needs in the biosciences

Science Policy Panel Session
- Dr. Timothy Hall, Directorate General for Research, European Commission
- Ms. Patricia Kelly, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Australia
- Dr. John Marburger, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), USA

Focus Area Plenary Presentations
- AGRICULTURE - Dr. Pamela Ronald and Mr. Raoul Adamchak, UC Davis, USA;
Authors of "Tomorrow's Table"
- ENERGY - Dr. Anna Palmisano, U.S. Depatment of Energy, USA
- ENVIRONMENT - Dr. Stephen Weisberg, So. California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, USA
- MANUFACTURING - Dr. James Thomas, Amgen, USA
- MEDICINE - Dr. Lee Hood, Institute for Systems Biology, USA