Bioo Scientific is Participating in a Seminar for the US Department of Commerce

AUSTIN, Texas - Jan. 20, 2016 - PRLog -- Bioo Scientific will present at the seminar A Business Viewpoint of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) & other Trade Agreements on Thursday January 21st, 2016, 10:00-11:30 AM. The seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Texas Camino Real District Export Council, and the University of Texas at Austin Center for International Business Education and Research, will discuss the benefits to U.S. companies of trade agreements including the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Mark MacBeath, Business Development Manager at Bioo Scientific, will join a roster of speakers including Arun Kumar, Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets at the U.S. Department of Commerce; Leslie Griffin, UPS Senior Vice President of International Public Policy; and Andy Wall, Global Trade Compliance Director of Applied Materials.

Registration for this event is free, and can be obtained by sending attendee names, contact information, and affiliations to Nick Kirby at njkirby@ups.com. The seminar will take place at The University of Texas, McCombs School of Business CBA3.304, 2110 Speedway, B6000 Austin, TX 78705.

About Bioo Scientific

As a world leader in food safety testing, Bioo Scientific is dedicated to improving the safety of the world’s food and feed supply by developing accurate, affordable tools which allow companies to readily screen for microbial and industrial contaminants, natural toxins, hormones, antibiotics and other residues.

Bioo Scientific has been awarded numerous Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants that support innovative product development activities, from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Department of Defense (DOD). The company has also been awarded the E Presidential Award for Exports and multiple Greater Austin Business Export Awards, highlighting its international business activities. Bioo Scientific’s food safety test kits are being used around the globe in agricultural settings, as well as by governmental testing agencies, to provide the high level of assurance that consumers need for raw and processed food products.