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Gov. Deval Patrick, labeled yesterday the "Bio Gov" for his support of the biotechnology industry, sits alongside Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President & CEO Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister as they celebrate the return of the BIO International Convention to Boston in 2012. Gov. Deval Patrick, labeled yesterday the "Bio Gov" for his support of the biotechnology industry, sits alongside Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President & CEO Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister as they celebrate the return of the BIO International Convention to Boston in 2012. 
Photo: NATHAN FRIED-LIPSKI/METRO
 

Bringing back the BIO to the Bay State

Biotechnology convention slated to return to Boston in 2012. Event expected to generate $30 million

Fire official: Boston is unprepared for incident

Edward Kelly, president of Boston Firefighters Local 718, issued an opinion piece yesterday claiming the city is unprepared for the type of hazardous incident that could arise as a result of the growth of the biotechnology industry in Boston.

“The city has consistently refused to fund a hazmat unit and we fear that it’s one of those things that will get funded only after disaster strikes,” he wrote.

Kelly pointed to an alleged illegal dumping call last month where fumes sent response team members to the hospital.  

 

The BIO International Convention will return to Boston in 2012, bringing as many as 26,000 attendees and providing a boost to the already burgeoning biotechnology industry in Massachusetts, officials announced yesterday.  

When it was first here in 2007, the conference set a record for attendance and generated more than $24 million for the local economy. Gov. Deval Patrick used the platform to pledge $1 billion in biotechnology support through the Massachusetts Life Sciences Law, which was signed a year later.

Patrick said in a statement Sunday that investment in life sciences had positioned the commonwealth to overcome the economic downturn at a more rapid rate than the rest of the nation.

Yesterday, Patrick labeled Massachusetts — which saw over $400 million in funding for the industry in the first year of the bill’s life — the “undisputed center of the life sciences universe.”

By the numbers

22,366
The 2007 BIO International Convention drew a record 22,366 attendees, up 15 percent from the previous year. The exhibition featured the largest gathering of biotech exhibitors in history, representing 48 states and 64 countries and 1,900 companies.

26,000
The projected number of attendees for the 2012 convention. In addition, 10,000 hotel rooms will be needed on peak nights, with a total of 41,200 for the whole event. The convention is expected to generate $30.1 million for the city. 

 
 
 
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The March MMMpod features conversation and music from Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.