Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/14/2011 -- BioResource International, Inc. (http://www.briworldwide.com), a North Carolina agricultural biotechnology company, announces today that BRI President Giles Shih has been named a Top 50 Entrepreneur by Business Leader Media. These entrepreneurs in the Triangle area were honored during an event held in Raleigh on March 3, 2011.

The award recognizes Triangle leaders who have made a significant impact on the Triangle business community. With a passion for feeding the world healthy sustainable food, BRI focuses on harnessing technology to improve people’s lives and livelihoods every day. The company has developed innovative products that improve poultry and swine nutrition in a cost-efficient manner while reducing the environmental impact of those farm operations. Since 2008, BRI has doubled its revenues every year on average and has effectively penetrated the emerging markets in Latin America and Asia.

Shih holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Emory University and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He serves on the advisory board of the North Carolina State University Technology Incubator and is a frequently invited speaker and panelist on entrepreneurship, global trade and agricultural biotechnology.

About BioResource International, Inc.
BRI is an RTP-based biotechnology company focused on harnessing the natural power of enzymes. Through the discovery and development of innovative animal feed enzymes, BRI hopes to create a future for animal agriculture that is both economically and environmentally sustainable from farm to fork. Founded by father and son team Jason and Giles Shih, BRI has developed two products, Versazyme® and Valkerase®, that are distributed to more than 80 countries worldwide. BRI continues to research science-based solutions to aid growing agricultural and industrial markets around the world. For more information, visit http://www.briworldwide.com.