interesting corporate media article

...because of their claim that bio2004 was only about pharmaceuticals, this article says it all:

"There were law firms promoting their ability to defend intellectual property and patents; manufacturers that make advanced and specialized tools hoping to make contact with the ever-growing number of new companies with the dream of making it big; and states and nations casting bait from their elaborate trade show pavilions, each maintaining it had the best location, best tax breaks and most promising pool of human, technical and business capital to help biotech businesses grow."

it also starts with a good opening...

"Throngs of protesters, police in riot gear, barricaded streets surrounding the convention center -- Pennsylvania, are you ready for this? The world's largest biotech gathering that closes up shop in San Francisco today is headed to Philadelphia next June for its 13th annual rendition."

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04161/328968.stm