The Future of
Integrated Health
is Wisconsin
Now is an exciting time to be a part of Wisconsin’s Biohealth Innovation Territory (BIT) – the frontier of life sciences and medical breakthroughs.
BioForward Wisconsin is the collective voice of Wisconsin’s robust and comprehensive biohealth cluster.
Wisconsin is ranked in the top 10 most livable states
total state economic impact contributed by the biohealth industry
in biohealth jobs compared to state averages
supported by biohealth
Wisconsin is home to a booming biohealth cluster, full of talented people, unique companies, and endless opportunities. BioForward supports the industry through initiatives that foster collaboration, lead advocacy, facilitate education, and promote the region’s opportunities and successes.
Our Work
Positioning the Industry for Growth
BioForward has a central role in helping position the State’s biohealth industry for growth. Through facilitating the interrelationships that drive collaboration, advocacy efforts, savings and reward programs, and investment in unique programs and initiatives, BioForward positions the industry for long-term success.
Networking & Connections
Collaboration
Advocacy
Education
Promoting the Industry/Region
BioForward promotes both the State and the industry to achieve a host of goals. BioForward serves as the collective marketing voice, touting the cluster’s unique and diverse capabilities and earning recognition as a national and international leader. BioForward also helps develop a sense of pride around the region and industry that ripples throughout the State and beyond.
Talent Investment
Thought Leadership
Community
Our Members
Our members represent every step in the biohealth chain
from research through commercialization and include some of the biggest names and most exciting start-ups in the industry.
Our Medallion Members
Featured Member
Scientific Protein Laboratories (SPL) has been a leading global supplier of high-quality active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for over three decades specializing in cGMP biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
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Thank you, AbbVie for sponsoring our 2022 Wisconsin Biohealth Summit event!
AbbVie aims to discover and deliver innovative medicines and products that solve serious health issues and enhance people’s lives today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. https://www.abbvie.com/
A Free Webinar for Members: "Successfully Navigating the USPTO and FDA" will be held TOMORROW, September 8, 2022 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm CDT. To learn more about this event and claim for spot, visit https://www.bioforward.org/events/successfully-navigating-the-uspto-and-fda-webinar/
Sending a big thanks to Luminex Corporation - A DiaSorin Company! We appreciate your sponsorship of this year's Wisconsin Biohealth Summit!
Luminex's mission is to empower labs to obtain reliable, timely, and actionable answers, ultimately advancing health. You can learn more ...about how they're accomplishing this at https://www.luminexcorp.com/
Sending a big thank you to our 2022 Wisconsin Biohealth Summit sponsor the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation!
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), established in 1925 as the world's first university-based technology transfer office, is a private, non-profit supporting ...organization to UW Madison. It supports world-class research at the university by protecting the intellectual property of its faculty, staff and students, and licensing their discoveries to companies for commercial use to benefit humankind. Learn more at https://www.warf.org/