Membership Benefits

Get involved in shaping the future of bioscience commercialization in Greater Los Angeles

• 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

Networking for Professional Development Opportunities Through:

1. 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
2. Annual Programs & Events
   • Investment & Strategic Partnering Opportunities Conference
   • Bi-monthly Networking Forum
   • Annual members' Meeting, Tech Expo & Job Fair
   • Best practice workshops

Increase your company's visibility:

• 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

Business Referral Benefits:

• For entrepreneurs: cut your search cost and Save your time
• For service providers: foster your reputation as a player in the biomed/biotech field

Land Use:

• 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

Cost Savings Through Collective Purchasing of Services:

• 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.

Legislative Support at City, State & Federal Levels Through:

• 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