Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio) offers its members a range of valuable benefits. These benefits include access to networking events and industry conferences, as well as funding and business development resources. We also provide members with opportunities for advocacy and education, helping them stay up-to-date on the latest trends and policy developments in the biomedical industry. Additionally, members receive discounts on various products and services, such as laboratory equipment, office supply, and insurance through SoCalBio’s group purchasing program. Overall, SoCalBio membership can provide companies and professionals with numerous advantages and opportunities for growth and success.
Benefits Summary
Networking + Events
- Access to more than 30+ SoCalBio events each year, most are free or discounted for members.
- Board committees designed to connect SoCalBio members and provide thought leadership
- B2B Connections and referrals to support members as you grow your business
- Access to invitation-only roundtables
Cost Savings
- Enables members to make significant cost savings through our Group Purchasing Program
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Visibility, News and Insights
- Online member directories for life sciences companies and service providers
- Company event posting in our digital calendar
- News and event features in our weekly emails, reaching more than 10,000 subscribers
- Insights on our dynamic life sciences ecosystem through our SoCalBio News + Blog
Job Board
- Complimentary postings for job openings and internships
- Access to sources of capital through introductions to institutional & individual investors, and through our annual Investment and Strategic Partnering Opportunities Conference
- Finding suitable facilities
- Identifying top management candidates
- access to reliable providers of business services
- Corporate alliances
- Active Committees
- Advocacy/Communications
- Education/Workforce Training
- Investor Conference Planning
- Sub-regional Business Support Roundtables
- Land Use/facility Planning
- Membership
- Manufacturing/Engineering/Regulatory
- Collective Purchasing Contracts
- Annual Programs & Events
- Investment & Strategic Partnering Opportunities Conference
- Bi-monthly Networking Forum
- Annual members’ Meeting, Tech Expo & Job Fair
- Best practice workshop
- Presence on the SCBC’s web site with direct link to company home page
- Free event postings on the SCBC’s web site
- Free Job Postings on on the SCBC’s web site
- Opportunities to present at various SCBC-sponsored meetings throughout the year (when appropriate)
- Networking on 8 active committees
- Online listing of vendors and services for the industry
- For entrepreneurs: cut your search cost and save your time
- For service providers: foster your reputation as a player in the biomed/biotech field
- The SCBC builds successful partnerships to accommodate the real estate needs of the Greater LA biomed/biotech industry. Click here to see highlights and milestones.
- The SCBC negotiates group contracts to enable members to save when purchasing services such insurance. Members enjoy both cost savings resulting from the economies of scale achieved through group contracting and stronger commitment from suppliers.
- Biomedical Roundtables with local policy makers to increase awareness of the importance of the biomed/biotech industry to local economic development
- Collaboration with both BIO and AdvaMed on national legislative issues of importance to the biomed/biotech industry
- Biomedical Synergies: a quarterly publication profiling the development and achievements of greater LA’s biomed/biotech industry
- Media outreach efforts to increase the industry’s profile
- Organizing regulatory, engineering and facility planning workshops
- Initiating and supporting local training programs to address workforce skill availability
- Free job postings on web site
- Job fair