Progress toward next generation biofuels will be a focus of the 2009 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, to be held July 19-22, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Now in its sixth year, the conference will move to its largest venue to date, the Palais des congrès de Montréal (the Montreal Convention Centre).

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has released the full schedule of breakout sessions and speakers, which includes topics such as, Synthetic Biology for Next Generation Biofuels; Progress Toward Commercialization of Lignocellulosic Ethanol Processes; and Algae for Fuels and Chemicals.

Registration information is available on-line here.