Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and the largest U.S. producer of dry ice and nitrous oxide. Airgas provides local service to your business with more than 17,000 associates and 1,100 locations nationwide. Airgas is also the official gas service of BIO, BioForward and many other BIO affiliates worldwide. 

Services 

• Expertise to assist you in engineering your gas supply systems 
• Local capabilities to deliver your gas requirements in cylinders, dewars, MicroBulk, and bulk modes of supply 
• Full supply mode services: Cylinders, Dewars, Microbulk, Bulk and Pipeline, and Dry Ice services 
• The ability to help you plan, optimize and maintain your cellular storage needs 

BioForward Member Pricing and Benefits 

• 10% to 25% discounts on cryogenic equipment, gas distribution equipment and safety products 
• Hotlist of medical-grade nitrogen, helium, argon & carbon dioxide, plus custom offerings tailored to specific member needs 
• Customized product service agreement for renewal, removal, and remedy terms and guaranteed price savings option 
• National sales and support combined with local industry specialists to assist your business 

Contact Info 

• Ken Ishman 
• VP Sales for Life Science & Healthcare 
• [email protected] 

Nikon offers a wide selection of Research-grade imaging systems including award-winning live-cell imaging platforms, super-resolution systems, confocal microscopes and High Content imaging systems and digital imaging solutions for microscopy for direct purchase.

BioForward Member Pricing And Benefits

• BIO Exclusive pricing on Nikon and third party items: 15% off select BIO customized microscope packages, 7% off individual Nikon items, and 5% off third party products Free installation, unless specified on quote
• 1 Year Warranty Full on Systems, 5 Year Warranty on Microscopes, and 15% off a wide variety of Warranty Extension Programs
• Free on-site customized training
• Highly trained Nikon teams throughout the Americas partner with customers to build unique systems solutions
• Fully integrated flexible customized packages for expediting discovery to commercialization – easily scaled up for larger operations
• Seamless integration of third party products
• One unified software solution

Contact Info

• Melina Vratny
• (631) 547-8500
• [email protected]

ABERDEAN is a professional services firm that provides Information Technology solutions to small and mid-size companies located in the greater Madison region.

BioForward Member Pricing and Benefits

An agreement with Aberdean Consulting recognizes Aberdean as the preferred IT provider to BioForward member companies. The agreement provides for discounted rates for company consulting services, a one-time company Early Stage IT plan, and discounts on a variety of cloud based computing solutions.

Contact Info

• Jim Blair
• Account Representative
• [email protected]
• (608) 204-9620

Brex, the Corporate Credit Card for the Life Sciences, is designed to empower its life sciences customers to spend less time on end of month closes and more time on life-changing R&D. The card offers its customers streamlined reporting functions, rewards, and unmatched controls including; no personal guarantee requirements, higher limits than traditional credit cards, instant creation of virtual cards, automatic receipt capture and, tailored rewards such as 3x points multipliers on lab equipment.

Brex offers members an exclusive sign-up bonus and waived card fees for life.

• 60,000 point signup bonus
• Waived card fees for life ($60 p/card p/year)
• Tailored rewards and points with 3x on lab supplies, 7x on conference registrations, and 4x on travel
• 5-minute application process (completely online) with instant access to virtual cards
• No personal guarantee or collateral requirements

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For more than 25 years, Chubb has been providing cost-effective risk management and insurance protection tailored to the unique requirements of biotechnology companies. This experience and expertise, coupled with Chubb’s financial strength and superior claims service, were the reasons BioForward selected Chubb as an insurance partner.

Services: 

• Property and Casualty Coverage
• General liability insurance
• Insurance for R&D operations, including business income
• Highly protected risk (HPR) arrangements
• Worldwide coverage territory
• Competitive premiums for companies at all stages
• “Damage to your products” insurance
  Clinical Trials Liability, Errors and Omissions Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability Coverage
• Commercialized products as well as products in all stages of human clinical trials
• Financial loss to third parties arising out of negligence
• Contract research

Contract Highlights: 

• Competitive premiums for companies at all stages
• Low minimum premiums for early-stage companies
• Broad coverage tailored to meet the unique needs of the biotech industry
• Dedicated loss control and claims specialists for BioForward members
• Use of proprietary software for determining business interruption limit
• Devoted underwriting teams providing five-day turnaround for BioForward members

Contact Info

• Brian Matzke
• Senior Underwriter, Life Sciences, Commercial Insurance
• [email protected]
• (612) 373-7447

Since 1995 Hausmann-Johnson Insurance has specialized in insuring life science companies for property, liability, workers compensation, directors and officers, clinical trials, professional liability, errors and omissions, umbrella, cargo and many other areas of business insurance.

International exposures including human clinical trials can be accommodated through a dedicated network of foreign life science specialty underwriters in more than 32 countries.

BioForward Member Pricing And Benefits

Working with The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and Monitor Liability Managers, both members of national BIO’s “Business Solutions” program, BioForward members save time and money and will benefit from working with professional risk managers who understand the science behind your IP.

For more information visit www.hausmann-johnson.com

Contacts

• Jim Ahearn
  [email protected]
  (608) 252-9666

PSC Software provides electronic quality management and inspection management software solutions that enable life science companies to efficiently deliver their products to regulated industries. PSC Biotech also provides customized solutions for computer systems validation projects.

Member Benefits 

• 10% discount on all professional services, such as Computer System Validation, Commissioning, Qualification and Validation, Regulatory Affairs, Audits, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Engineering, Technical Writing, Calibration, Project Management, and more.
• 15% discount on the Initialization Fee for PSC Software™ such as the Adaptive Compliance Engine® (ACE™), ACE Essentials™, AuditUtopia®, user subscription licenses include the hosting, cloud storage, technical support, and upgrades to future versions of ACE™.
• 10% discount on configuration of custom workflows, PQ validation of ACE™ software systems, Implement Management and migration of software systems, data migration and development of new, custom ACE™ features.
• 45-day free trial of ACE™ and AuditUtopia®

Contact https://www.bio.org/save/psc-biotech

BIO has chosen ShareVault as its official virtual data room provider. ShareVault offers secure, cloud-based document sharing solutions, also known as virtual data rooms, that are frequently used by organizations of all types to securely share highly confidential documents with outside parties.  In contrast to consumer-grade file sharing services, ShareVault allows organizations to easily share documents with third parties, while monitoring access and maintaining control. 

Because it provides bank-grade security, ShareVault is commonly used in the following applications:

• For due diligence activities such as licensing, partnering, M&A, and investment
• To replace older, slower and clunkier virtual data rooms (VDRs)
• For biopharma companies that need to securely share their intellectual property and regulatory submissions (e.g. IND, NDA, and MAA) with prospective partners and to enable partners to easily review these submissions
• For frequent and ongoing business needs to share sensitive documents with other parties such as business consultants, manufacturers, distributors, researchers, attorneys and board members
• To meet regulatory and compliance requirements such as HIPAA
• As an efficient and more manageable alternative to FTP/sFTP and CD/DVD shipments

Spanning life sciences, financial services, legal services, energy/natural resources, technology, manufacturing, education and other markets, ShareVault has enabled more than $20B in transactions for organizations in 47 countries.  Across these markets, ShareVault’s service is recognized for its ease-of-use, speed, industry-leading features, customer support and cost-effectiveness.

Member Benefits

• Through this program, ShareVault offers the following specialized benefits to member companies:
• Minimum 20% discount on ShareVault’s primary products.
• Minimum 30% savings off the standard pricing of ShareVault for SharePoint.
• At least 5% additional discount on subscriptions with terms of two or more years.
• eCTD tag structure available at no cost.
• Creation of document index available at no cost.
• Migration services from existing VDRs at no cost.
• Assistance with high-performance uploads at no cost.

Contact Info

• Mike Liccardo
• sharevault.com
• [email protected]
• 408-596-5567

United Parcel Service, Inc. is the world’s largest package delivery company and provider of supply chain management solutions, reaching more U.S. zip codes by 8:00AM than FedEx.

Members Can Save Up To:

• 74% on UPS Next Day Air®
• 59% on UPS 2nd Day Air® services and UPS 3 Day Select Services®
• 51% on UPS Ground® Commercial services
• 68% on UPS Worldwide International services
• And more on value-added services

Sign up today.

UniFirst, a leading supplier of workwear programs for businesses big and small since 1936, provides a range of apparel from traditional uniforms and industrial wear to protective clothing and “corporate casual” attire. Serving over 275,000 customers throughout the United States and Canada, UniFirst outfits more than 1.5 million people in their work clothes each business day and offers customers rental, lease, and purchase programs to enhance their business image at the very best value.

Member Pricing & Benefits

• Uniform and facility service savings of 30-50%
• Hygienically clean garments & UHF Chip technology
• Dedicated customer service team
• Customer-friendly terms and conditions
• No price increases for 3 years
• Free lab coat pressing included with rental program
• Free company and name emblems on initial installation
• No upfront program investment
• 1-week complimentary service upon new agreement execution

Contact: Heather Esparza