SD BIO Membership Services

Here are a few of our Major Benefits to our members:

Direct Financial Savings

Significant discounts are available to SD BIO members on services, supplies, event registrations and exhibits.

Fisher Scientific - This exclusive Partnership between Fisher Scientific and SD BIO offers aggressive pricing discounts providing up to a ten-fold return on investment from member dues.
Click here for complete information.

 

BIO Business Solutions - Through its partnership with the Biotechnology Industry Organization the South Dakota Biotech Association offers its members the opportunity to take advantage of several BIO BUSINESS SOLUTIONSSM programs, as listed below. Click here for complete information.

>>	BioSurplus	Pre-Owned Laboratory Equipment resale and Management Services
>>	Business Wire	News Distribution
>>	ChoicePoint	Employee Screening
>>	Chubb Group	Property & casualty insurance
>>	Chubb Group	Clinical trials liability insurance: Products liability insurance ; Errors and omissions insurance; Professional liability insurance
>>	Humboldt/United Van Lines	Moving and relocation services
>>	Location Management Services	Governmental Financial Incentives and Tax Credit Program
>>	Monitor Liability Managers	Directors & Officers liability insurance
>>	Monitor Liability Managers	Employment Practices liability insurance
>>	Nature Publishing Group	Nature Life Science Journals
>>	Office Depot	Office supplies, furniture and equipment
>>	Tech Depot	Computer and Technology Products
>>	Windhover Information	Publications & Industry Deals Database
>>	William Gallagher Associates	Broker for risk management/business insurance

Advocacy

SD BIO represents the needs of its members by helping legislators and regulators stay focused on the biotech issues and by fighting for legislation and regulation that positively impacts our industry.

Federal Issues:

Drug Safety Access to SBIR Grants Agricultural Regulations Bioenergy Policy Acceptance of Biotechnology

Follow-on Biologics Increased NIH funding Bioethics Issues Patent Reform FDA Appropriations

State Issues:

Food & Agriculture Bioenergy Economic Development

Human Health R & D investment Intellectual Property

Access to SD BIO Information and Events

Communications
SD Bio members will receive quarterly newsletters, legislative updates and periodic access to Association updates.

Networking and Events
SD BIO members can take advantage of periodic "lunch and learns" and gain access to our legislators throughout the year at various SD BIO events.

Educational Programs
Members can take advantage of SD BIO news dissemination services at no cost to supply news releases and information across the State, Midwest or entire United States.