BioForward (WI) Annual Member Meeting to Feature Biotechnology Industry Organization's Fritz Bittenbender, VP of Alliance Development and State Government Affairs

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioForward announced today that Fritz Bittenbender, Vice President of Alliance Development and State Government Affairs for the Biotechnology Industry Organization, is the featured speaker at the upcoming 2012 BioForward Annual Member Meeting, taking place December 13th at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Fritz and his team act as BIO’s liaison to patient advocacy organizations, physician and payer groups, state and national business organizations, and state and local elected officials across the country. Fritz also serves as Executive Director of the Council of State Bioscience Associations, which coordinates the efforts of 51 autonomous biotechnology organizations located across the continental United States and Puerto Rico.