1. Lori Lindburg
c3bc Lab Skill HUB Meeting
November 18, 2013
SRI Menlo Park

2. Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes
Mission
To ensure America’s leadership in bioscience
innovation by delivering industry-led life science
education, workforce development and
entrepreneurship programs through a nationally
coordinated effort

3. 2012-2013 Goals
Increase industry awareness, value and participation in
education, workforce development and entrepreneur
programming
2. Increase the reach and effectiveness of education, workforce
and entrepreneur programming by scaling up local
programming utilizing the National CSBI network.
3. Develop recommended public policies that will further
America’s leadership in life science education, workforce and
entrepreneurship programs, and educate the industry and
public on such polices. The CSBI will not advocate for specific
legislative measures nor urge others to do so.
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4. Value Proposition
 Shared and scaled successful program/practices across
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states that benefit our industry
Help other affiliates to develop such programs
A national leadership & unified voice
Leveraged opportunities for national funding
Talent pool – better educated and prepared workers
Ongoing innovation - through support for early-stage
companies

5. Launched BIO June 2012
Formed 4 Working Committees:
 Education Committee
 Entrepreneurship Committee
 Workforce Development Committee
 CSBI Clearinghouse/Website Committee
Held first CSBI Elections November 2012
 Chair (2-year term): L. Lindburg, BayBio Institute
 Vice Chair (2-year term): L. Hartford, MassBioEd Foundation
 Executive Committee (2-year term)
Administrative Org: Biotechnology Institute
CSBA Liaisons: Gail Maderis, BayBio; Dave Miller, iBIO

6. CSBI MEMBERS
STATE
501
(c)(3)
Organization Name
STATE 501
(abbr) (c)(3)
Organization Name
Bio Alabama
Arizona Biotechnology Association
AL
AZ
MS
Mississippi Biotechnology Association
MT
Montana Bioscience Alliance
CA
x
BayBio Institute
NE
Bio Nebraska Life Sciences Association
CA
x
BIOCOM Institute
NJ
BioNJ
CA
SoCalBio
NM
New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
CO
Colorado Bioscience Association
NV
Nevada Biotechnology & Science Consortium
DC
Biotechnology Institute
NY
New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA)
DE
Delaware Bioscience Association
NY
New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA)
BioFlorida Institute
OH
BioOhio
GA
Georgia Bio
OK
Oklahoma Bioscience Institute
ID
Idaho Technology Council
OR
Oregon Bioscience Association
iBIO Institute
PA
Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association
IN
Indiana Health Industry Forum
PA
IA
Iowa Biotechnology Association
PR
INDUNIV Research Consortium
KS
Kansas Bioscience Organization
RI
Rhode Island BioGroup – Tech Collective
MA
Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation
SD
South Dakota Biotech Association
x
Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation
TN
Life Science Tennessee
TX
Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute
x
MassBio
MdBio Foundation, Inc.
UT
ME
Bioscience Association of Maine
VA
MI
MichBio Institute
WA
MN
LifeScience Alley
WI
MO
Missouri Institute for Biotechnology and Innovation
WV
FL
IL
MA
x
x
MA
MD
x
x
Pennsylvania Life Sciences Institute (PLSI)
BioUtah
Virginia Bioscience Foundation
Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
BioForward
Bioscience Association of West Virginia

7. CSBI EDUCATION COMMITTEE
STATE
Organization Name
Members
CO
Colorado Bioscience
Association
April Giles
DC
Biotechnology Institute
Janelle Curtis
GA
Georgia BIO
Melissa Nikolic
IA
Iowa Bio
IL
iBIO Institute
Melissa Darling
Ann Reed
IL
iBIO Institute
Karen Lindebrekke
KS
Angela Kreps
MA
MD
MT
Kansas Bio
Massachusetts Biotechnology
Ed Foundation
MdBio Foundation
Montana Bio
NJ
NM
Bio New Jersey
New Mexico Bio
Vicki Gaddy
Andrew Salazar
Shannon Sheehan
OH
BioOhio
PR
RI
Rachel Hurley
Lance Hartford
Jen Colvin
Sharon Peterson
Bill Tacon
INDUNIV Research Consortium Ivan Lugo
INDUNIV Research Consortium Carlos A. Tollinche
Rhode Island BioGroup
JoAnn Johnson
 Identify best practice
programs for teachers and
students to increase
student achievement and
awareness of careers in
biotechnology and STEM
fields
 Support adoption of Next
Generation Science
Standards (NGSS)

8. CSBI ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMITTEE
STATE
Organization Name
Members
AZ
Arizona Biotechnology
Association
Joan Koerber-Walker
CA
BayBio Institute
Lori Lindburg
CO
Colorado Bioscience
Association
April Giles
IL
iBIO Institute
IN
Indiana Health Industry
Forum
Barbara Goodman
Kristin Jones
KS
Kansas Bioscience
Organization
Angela Kreps
MI
MichBio Institute
Stephen Rapundalo
NJ
Bio New Jersey
Vickie Gaddy
Andrew Salazar
NM
New Mexico Bio
BioOhio Institute
PR
INDUNIV Research
Consortium
WA
WBBA
 BayBio FAST program
 Chicago Innovation Mentors
 MassBio CONNECT
Shannon Sheehan
Bill Tacon
OH
Scale successful team-based
mentoring programs for
entrepreneurs, based on best
practice programs:
Scott Osborne
Ivan Lugo
Carlos A. Tollinche
Christiana DelloRusso
Develop webinar series for early
stage companies

9. CSBI Workforce Development Committee
STATE
AL
CA
Organization Name
Bio Alabama
BayBio Institute
BIOCOM Institute
Members
Kathy Nugent
Lori Lindburg
CO
Colorado Bioscience Association
Kristie Grover
April Giles
DC
Biotechnology Institute
Janelle Curtis
 Analysis of Industry’s most
pressing workforce needs
 Current / Projected
Charles Craig
 National / Regional
 Skill Sets
GA
MA
Georgia BIO
MassBio Ed Foundation
Melissa Nikolic
Lance Hartford
MI
MichBio Institute
Stephen Rapundalo
NJ
Bio New Jersey
Vicki Gaddy
NM
New Mexico Bio
Andrew Salazar
Rhode Island BioGroup
Kathie Shields
RI
 Establish CSBI National
Bioscience Credentials

10. Thank you on behalf of the CSBI
Lori Lindburg
Executive Director
BayBio Institute
lori@baybio.org
(650) 871-3253