Giles Shih Named to The NC Ag Biotech Advisory Council

RTP, N.C. (July 26, 2011)—North Carolina agricultural biotechnology company BioResource International, Inc. (www.briworldwide.com) announces today that Chairman and CEO Giles Shih, Ph.D. has accepted a three-year appointment to The North Carolina Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Council. Shih will join 21 industry leaders from businesses and universities, as well as government and private organizations across North Carolina.

“We are pleased to add Giles to the council,” says Dr. Harold Martin., co-chair of the council and chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University. “The experience he brings, growing BRI from start-up to a multi-million dollar company, will be an asset as we move forward.”

Shih has a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Emory University, as well as an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Prior to co-founding BRI, he served as a consultant for biotechnology venture capital firms. He serves on the Advisory Board of the North Carolina State University Technology Incubator and is active in the North Carolina World Trade Association and North Carolina Chinese Business Association.

“More and more we see agriculture being paired with biotechnology to feed, fuel, heal and clothe people here and around the world,” said Gwyn Riddick, vice president for agricultural biotechnology at the Biotechnology Center. “This council is working to move those ideas forward and to accelerate North Carolina’s economic productivity from agriculture to $100 billion by 2020.”

The council was established in December of 2010 by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. Its directive is to identify goals, strategies and activities to strengthen agricultural biotechnology endeavors throughout the state and assist in implementation of recommendations from the State’s 30 in 10 Strategic Report. The full council meets every four month with work groups meeting as needed to address innovations, legislation and regulations, as well as emerging animal and crop trends.   About the North Carolina Biotechnology Center: The Biotechnology Center is a private, non-profit corporation supported by the N.C. General Assembly. Its mission is to provide long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina by supporting biotechnology research, business, education and strategic policy statewide.

About BioResource International, Inc.:
BRI is an RTP-based biotechnology company focused on harnessing the natural power of enzymes. Through the discovery and development of innovative animal feed enzymes, BRI hopes to create a future for animal agriculture that is both economically and environmentally sustainable from farm to fork. Founded by Drs. Jason and Giles Shih, BRI has developed two products, Versazyme® and Valkerase®, which are sold through distributors to more than 80 countries worldwide. BRI continues to research science-based solutions to aid growing agricultural and industrial markets around the world. For more information, visit www.briworldwide.com.

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