The Biofuels Center of North Carolina co-sponsored and attended the Council for Entrepreurial Development's 18th annual Biotech Conference in Raleigh on 16-17 February 2009. Governor Beverly Perdue addressed the conference on opening day see picture above, and emphasized the importance of advances in green energy and agricultural biotechnology as areas for North Carolina to make significant progress.

The event also included a variety of panels on industry topics and trends, one specifically devoted to biofuels and chaired by Biofuels Center Acting President Steven Burke.

Almost a thousand people attended the conference, and the Biofuels Center's exhibit enjoyed heavy traffic and considerable interest in biofuels.