TUSTIN, Calif. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avid Bioservices, Inc., a leading provider of cGMP contract manufacturing of biologics and other key services, today announced that its activities at the 2009 BIO International Convention will include a discussion by Avid’s senior vice president Richard Richieri on the key role contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) can play in achieving market exclusivity for biosimilar products. Avid will also host live on-site demonstrations of a HyClone Single-Use Bioreactor (S.U.B.) throughout the convention, as well as an open reception on Tuesday evening at Booth #5801. Avid will be exhibiting at the Georgia World Congress Center from May 18-21, 2009.