The BIO – FreeMind Partnership
FreeMind Group is the lead consultancy firm for governmental grant identification and application assistance for Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) members. This program includes raising funds from non-dilutive sources such as: govt. agencies like the NIH, DOD, NSF, CDC, and also private foundations.
The BIO Business SolutionsSM program offers BIO and most state and regional biotechnology association members discounts and special benefits on products and services that are essential to their business operations. Members receive experience, expertise and significant savings through BIO's strategic partnerships with industry-leading suppliers.
Educational BIO-FreeMind Partnership established to:
- Enhance BIO members’ access to federal funds
- Alert BIO members’ about new funding opportunities when they are announced
- Increase BIO members’ chances for success
- Offer a strategic source of funding at time of financial crisis
- BIO members receive preferred rate for FreeMind’s services
BIO Members Approach Plan
- Educational Seminars at BIO Business Development Conferences
- Educational Webinars
- Direct “one on one” meetings
- 20% discounted rates for the Strategic Assessment Service Fees
Working with Local BIO Organizations
- Focused Seminars and Presentations
- Cluster oriented activities to promote research activities relevant to the local life science community
- Local industry – academic partnering activity
- Joint programs to support local community
The following BIO states affiliates joined the BIO-FreeMind partnership and their members can also take advantage of the program:
- Colorado (CBSA) - www.cobioscience.com
- Florida (BioFlorida) - www.bioflorida.com
- Georgia (GaBio) - www.gabio.org
- Indiana (IHIF) - www.ihif.org
- Maryland (TCM) - www.techcouncilmd.com
- Minnesota (LifeScience Alley) - www.lifesciencealley.org
- North Carolina (NCBIO) - www.ncbioscience.org
- Virginia (VaBIO) - www.vabio.org
- Washington (WBBA) - www.washingtonlifescience.com
- Montana - Montana Bioscience Alliance (MBA) - www.montanabio.org
- New Jersey - (BioNJ) - www.biotechnj.org
To learn more about the FreeMind-BIO program please visit:
www.biobusinessolutions.com