BayBio Launches the BayBio Institute; BayBio Focusing on Advocacy; Institute Focusing on Education Efforts.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , Calif. -- BayBio today announced the separation of its activities and functions into two organizations. BayBio will focus on improvement of business conditions in the industry and advocacy as a trade association, and the BayBio Institute will focus on life science educational efforts in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern . The two entities are separately incorporated and have independent Boards which will work together to enhance the overall effectiveness of each organization. BayBio and the BayBio Institute will collaborate on activities that support the life sciences in the region. "This is a major step for more than just the organization," said Matthew M. Gardner, who will serve as President of both BayBio and the BayBio Institute. "This represents the maturation maturation /mat·u·ra·tion/ (mach-u-ra´shun) 1. the process of becoming mature. 2. attainment of emotional and intellectual maturity. 3. of the Northern California life science community, which is a far-wider group of stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. than just the industry." The BayBio Institute will announce the hiring of a new Executive Director in the weeks ahead. The Institute was originally incorporated as the Bay Area Bioscience Center and has a long history of service and collaboration with educators and industry in the region. "The industry can be very proud of the work of the Institute," added Fred Dorey, founder and first president of the original Bay Area Bioscience Center. "This change allows the BayBio Institute to focus on some of the original objectives of the Center and to bring energy and resources to bear on educational challenges." Additional activities of the BayBio Institute will be announced in the months ahead. About the BayBio Institute The BayBio Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. serving educational purposes in support of the Northern California life science community. The BayBio Institute serves the life science community in the region primary through best practice dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there , entrepreneurial support, workforce development, and science education initiatives. About BayBio BayBio is Northern California's life science association. We support the regional bioscience community through advocacy, enterprise support, and the enhancement of research collaboration. Our members include organizations engaged in, or supportive of, research, development and commercialization of life science technologies. BayBio is the regional affiliate for Northern California of the Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
n. pl. bi·os Informal 1. A biography. 2. A biographical sketch or outline. (TM)). For more information please visit www.baybio.org or call (650) 871-7101. |
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