BioForward Member Directory

Gilbane Building Company provides a full slate of construction and facilities-related services—from preconstruction services planning and integrated consulting capabilities to comprehensive construction management, general contracting, design-build, and facility management services— for clients across various markets. Founded in 1870 and still a privately held, family-owned company, Gilbane has more than 45 office locations worldwide and is fueled by a talented workforce of over 3,000 team members.

For more than 150 years, Gilbane has been a trusted, experienced, and innovative partner in building for clients around the globe. Gilbane delivers the highest quality work that stands the test of time, drawing from world-class expertise combined with local knowledge and relationships. Our breadth of expertise and quality is applied across diverse market sectors.

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Google Cloud is the suite of cloud computing services offered by Google, providing the same highly scalable and secure infrastructure that powers its billion-user products like Search, YouTube, and Gmail.

It functions as a comprehensive "digital toolbox" for businesses, offering everything from basic data storage to advanced artificial intelligence.

Core Pillars of the Business

Google Cloud isn't just one product; it’s an ecosystem primarily divided into two main categories:

Google Cloud Platform (GCP): A suite of public cloud services including computing, storage, networking, and data analytics. It allows developers to build and host applications on Google’s hardware.

Google Workspace: The cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools formerly known as G Suite (including Docs, Drive, Gmail, and Meet).

Key Differentiators

What sets Google Cloud apart from competitors like AWS and Microsoft Azure is its specific focus on a few "superpowers":

Data Analytics & AI: Leveraging Google's heritage in data, they offer industry-leading tools like BigQuery for data warehousing and Vertex AI for building machine learning models.

Open Source Leadership: Google created Kubernetes, the industry standard for managing "containers" (software packages), and remains a leader in open-source cloud technology.

Global Network: They own one of the largest private fiber-optic networks in the world, which translates to high speeds and lower latency for global businesses.

Sustainability: It is often cited as the cleanest cloud in the industry, with a commitment to operating on 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030.

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At GRAIL, our mission is to improve and save lives through early cancer detection, and we are developing our test in a rigorous way to deliver our test to patients safely and effectively.

Hamilton is a leading global manufacturer, providing automated liquid handling workstations, laboratory automation technology, and process analytical sensors to the scientific community. With a focus on innovative design, the Hamilton product portfolio includes liquid handling platforms, standard application-based solutions, small devices, process sensors, consumables, and OEM liquid handling solutions.

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Howden is a global, employee-owned insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm built to support innovation. Our dedicated Life Sciences practice partners with biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies—from early-stage startups to established organizations—across Wisconsin and beyond.

We help life sciences companies navigate complex risks such as product liability, clinical trials, management liability, cyber, and global supply chain exposures. Our team designs tailored insurance programs, provides ongoing claims advocacy and strategic risk guidance.

With direct access to global markets, including London, and a strong local presence, we combine deep sector expertise with practical insight.

Our goal is to be a trusted resource— helping organizations protect their innovations, manage risk, and make more informed decisions as they grow.

Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara, P.C. is the United States’ largest dedicated FDA-focused law firm.  Our 50+ professionals, both lawyers and non-lawyer regulatory experts, have deep experience and expertise across all FDA-related sectors.  We counsel our clients across the full range of issues that arise during a product’s lifecycle:

*Innovative drug, biologic, medical device development expertise

*Design support for US clinical trials

*Consult and guide clients through myriad of FDA premarket and postmarket requirements

*Lead resolution of FDA-related issues

*Support corporate transactions (e.g., mergers and JV’s, product acquisitions, and divestitures)

*Conduct internal investigations, litigate cases and handle federal/state enforcement related actions

ibidi is a leading supplier for functional cell-based assays and advanced products for cellular microscopy. We offer consumables (i.e., slides, plates, dishes) designed for culturing and imaging cells within one labware piece. Additionally, we offer instruments like our Pump System designed for culturing cells under flow and our Stage Top Incubator for live cell imaging. ibidi is pleased to provide detailed Application Notes (Protocols) alongside our exceptional customer support. It is our mission to develop, produce, and deliver innovative technologies that enable scientists to tackle the underlying mechanisms of major illnesses such as cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and autoimmune diseases.

At Illumina, our goal is to apply innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function, making studies possible that were not even imaginable just a few years ago. These studies will help make the realization of personalized medicine possible. With such rapid advances in technology taking place, it is mission critical to have solutions that are not only innovative, but flexible, scalable, and complete with industry-leading support and service. As a global company that places high value on collaborative interactions, rapid delivery of solutions, and prioritizing the needs of its customers, we strive to meet this challenge. Illumina's innovative, array-based solutions for DNA, RNA, and protein analysis serve as tools for disease research, drug development, and the development of molecular tests in the clinic.

Imbed Biosciences, Inc. is a privately held medical device company developing novel and patent-pending technologies for imbedding bio-active molecules in wound dressings and surgical implants. The company was founded in December 2010 by a multidisciplinary group of engineers, veterinary scientists and medical surgeons. Imbed's vision is to bring next-generation wound dressings and surgical meshes into clinics to prevent infections and expedite wound closure, and reduce the overall cost of managing surgical and chronic wounds.