Biotech Companies Focus on Controlling Healthcare Costs, Building World-Class Benefit Programs for Employees.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- BayBio and ABD ABDn. A candidate for a doctorate who has completed all the requirements for the degree, such as courses and examinations, with the exception of the dissertation. [a(ll) b(ut) d(issertation).] Team up to Help Life Science Employers Reduce Healthcare Costs and Recruit, Retain and Reward Employees ABD Insurance and Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , in cooperation with Northern California's non-profit bioscience association, BayBio, will present a panel of biotechnology and employee benefits industry experts to help employers take control of healthcare costs and build world class benefits programs that attract and retain top biotech talent. The San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay is home to more than 800 biotech companies with 80,000 workers, more than any other U.S. region. In addition to companies such as Genentech, it's headquarters for vaccine makers Chiron and VaxGen, as well as the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , part of a $1.5 billion biotech complex being developed on 43 acres. The expert guests and speakers will convene on Thursday, July 27th at 8:30am in the ABD Corporate Headquarters, 305 Walnut Street A number of streets are named Walnut Street:
Special Guests & Speakers:
Matt Gardner, President, BayBio
Tom Heebink, Western Regional Manager,
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Jim Hall, President of ABD Insurance & Financial Services,
Employee Benefits Division
David Mahder, Senior VP Marketing, Aetna
Mike Simonds, VP Product Marketing & Development, UnumProvident
Attendees at the BayBio Employee Benefits Purchasing Alliance Seminar will learn how biotechnology and life science employers can: --Leverage superior risk characteristics and reduce Health & Welfare expenditures --Take control of health care costs while becoming better aligned with available health insurance carrier solutions --Increase purchasing and service deliverables beyond the influence of one's own organization --Build world-class employee benefits programs, designed specifically to help attract and retain the talent necessary to grow a business ABD, a leading provider of global insurance, risk management and employee benefits solutions, was recently awarded the Employee Benefits Brokerage Endorsement by 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
BayBio (www.baybio.org) supports the San Francisco Bay Area regional bioscience community through networking, advocacy, group purchasing, and communicating the impact of the biotech industry on the community. Members include organizations engaged in or supportive of research, development, and commercialization of products derived from living organisms. ABD Insurance and Financial Services, www.cybersure.com ABD provides insurance brokerage, employee benefits consulting and risk management solutions to clients across the United States and around the world. Now the 14th largest U.S. retail broker and the nation's number one broker of D&O Liability insurance, ABD has 17 major offices in strategic regional business centers across the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century and annual revenues of approximately $150 million. ABD is a subsidiary of Greater Bay Bancorp (Nasdaq:GBBK), a financial services holding company. |
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