PHILADELPHIA ââ?¬â?? In 1996, the last time the Biotechnology Industry Organization held its international convention in Philadelphia, about 3,700 people attended. A decade later, BIO expects at least 18,000 convention-goers to descend on the City of Brotherly Love.
As much as city officials here may claim it�s all about their sprawling convention hall and other civic improvements, the size of the BIO 2005 crowd says much more about the growth of the global biotech industry.