BRI is a proud sponsor of the NC Manufacturing Makes it Real Tour, an event that promotes manufacturing all across North Carolina in September and October 2010. According to Giles Shih, President and Co-founder of BRI, “Manufacturing, especially from small and medium-sized companies, is the leading driver of economic growth in the US, and we are glad to be a small part of the vibrant manufacturing community in NC.” Look for the BRI logo on the Tour trailer and BRI has donated one bag each of Versazyme and Valkerase to be displayed on the Tour. For more information, please visit the Tour website at http://mfgmakesitreal.ies.ncsu.edu/.
BRI is a corporate sponsor of the upcoming Joint Annual Meeting of Animal Science Societies to be held July 11-15 in Denver, Colorado. Please visit the conference website for more details....
BRI is listed in the April 2010 Science Coalition report highlighting 100 companies that have received federal research dollars and how these companies have leveraged those dollars into real commercial success. Visit the website to read the full report
BRI has established an Asian business office in Taipei, Taiwan to service the rapidly growing emerging markets in Asia.
BRI President Giles Shih said "this is one small step for BRI, one giant leap forward to help our Asian customers grow healthy, sustainable poultry."
The office will handle many of the specific logistics issues for supplying BRI's enzyme products to its customers and partners in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim.
BRI President Giles Shih has been selected to serve on the Advisory Board for the NC State Technology Incubator. Located on NCSU Centennial Campus, the NC State Technology Incubator focuses on economic development for NC by providing office space, resources and services for entrepreneurs and innovative companies.
Dr. Shih says "As a former tenant of the NC State Technology Incubator, I know first-hand the value that the technology incubator provides for university start-ups and am glad to be able to offer my support and guidance to help the incubator reach its current and future goals."
BRI President Giles Shih was a panelist at the Duke Asia Business Conference held February 24 at the Fuqua School of Business,where he spoke about doing business in Asia and about developing a career as Asians in the US. More information about the conference is posted on the website.
BRI partner company Novus International announced on January 15th that they have opened a new blending plant in Singapore for mixing of animal feed supplements and as a distribution hub for their Asia Pacific clients. One of the products to be blended at the plant will be BRI's Versazyme product (marketed by Novus as CIBENZA DP100). Please view the press release for more information.
BRI continues to support financially two worthy non-profit organizations this year:
The Interfaith Food Shuttle (www.foodshuttle.org) aims to relieve hunger in the Raleigh-Durham community by collecting and redistributing perishable food.
The Tzu Chi Foundation (www.tzuchi.org) is an international aid organization focused on easing suffering in various parts of the world.
Please visit the websites of these groups to learn more about the good work they are doing.
BRI has hired Hans H. Huang, Esq. to be its Director of Corporate Development and In-House Legal Counsel. Prior to joining BRI, Hans was a partner with a regional law firm with offices in Raleigh, NC and has served as BRI's outside counsel since 2005. In his new role as Director of Corporate Development, Hans will be responsible for leveraging new opportunities to accelerate BRI's growth and developing strategies to expand globally.
"Hans has a progressive, business-oriented approach to practicing law that is very practical and effective", says BRI President Giles Shih. I have enjoyed working with Hans on a wide variety of issues over the years and am pleased that he is now a key member of the BRI team."
Hans received his BS and JD degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is active in a number of local civic and non-profit groups. Hans also owns the award-winning 101 Lounge+Café and local favorite Moonlight Pizza Company, both located in downtown Raleigh.
BRI President Dr. Giles Shih was invited to speak at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School as a guest lecturer in Professor Michael Roach's class on Managing Intellectual Capital. Giles spoke about how BRI leveraged technology to develop and grow his business from a spin-out of NC State University into a profitable biotechnology company 10 years later.
BRI was a sponsor of the annual Carolina Feed Association Nutrition Conference, that was held in Raleigh-Durham, NC November 9-11, 2009. Please visit www.carolinafeed.com for more information about this organization and their programs to support the feed industry in the Carolinas.
BRI has hired Juan Carlos Rosa-Medina Touzard as its new Market Development Manager, responsible for BRI's new market research, planning, and development. Juan Carlos recently completed his MBA at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and has many years of marketing experience in a variety of industries. A native of Peru, Juan Carlos has helped small family businesses as well as large multinational corporations develop and manage marketing initiatives in several Latin American countries.
"Juan Carlos brings a new perspective to our company with his marketing experience and familiarity with the rapidly growing Latin American markets", says BRI President Giles Shih. "We are very fortunate to have such a diligent and effective new member on the BRI team."
BRI was one of the corporate sponsors of the 10th Anniversary Gala of the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP-NC) that was held in Raleigh, NC September 26, 2009. NAAAP-NC is a multiprofessional pan-Asian non-profit organization that promotes Asian American leadership and civic engagement through professional development, networking, multicultural education and community service. For more information about the organization, please visit the NAAAP-NC website.
BRI President Giles Shih presented a talk to the NC Chinese Business Association (www.nc-cba.org) on the topic of "Entrepreneurial Execution - Making a Business Work, Beyond the E-Myth." Giles shared his experiences of starting BRI and growing it through teamwork, persistence and some good luck.