BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS--June 19, 2012--Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Odds are that if you are in Boston this week, your IQ will go up a few points simply from being in close proximity to some of the world's best and brightest minds of science and business. Boston is hosting this year's annual Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) conference (Boston Convention Center, June 18-21, 2012), the largest gathering of key players in the biotech industry. Hundreds of top ranking politicians and industry heavyweights from across the globe will be absent from their respective boardrooms this week as they make their way to Boston. Conference officials report an estimated attendance topping 15,000. Rich with iconic landmarks from key moments in America's history, today Boston welcomes the global visionaries of tomorrow, all of them seeking to cure, clean up and improve our planet through biotech. Companies featured: Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) , Alexandria Real Estate Equities Incorporated's (NYSE:ARE) , Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB)