About
Our Vision - OBA members will be more successful because of their exposure to a rich infrastructure of people, resources, support, and knowledge which are focused on the bioscience industry in Oregon.
Our Mission is to promote the growth and quality of the bioscience industry in Oregon by supporting our membership and the bioscience cluster to achieve their full scientific, economic and social potential.
About - The OBA seeks to be a resource for your organization and as such we have come to understand the need for professional development and staff retention. Accordingly we offer a diverse range of professional development resources including training, networking, visibility, advocacy and member services. OBA members come from industry and research institutions that make a difference with their hands-on operations. In addition, our members include entrepreneurs, investors, and an array of professional service organizations that support the industry cluster. Taken together, we are a strong and growing community who meet in a variety of forums to learn from industry experts and from one another.
A membership in OBA delivers benefits across your organization from daily operations, engineering, and workforce to executive connection. Members enjoy access to business professionals, fresh ideas and advice on best practices to help them grow and prosper within our growing two billion dollar Oregon industry.
As a member of OBA, you can count on the following:
- Professional Development – The single biggest ROI you may see is related to staff training and professional development. You can enrich your team by attending OBA programs and events which enhance competitiveness and collaboration:
- Best practices: OBHPC (Oregon Bioscience High Performance Consortium) – Lean learning consortium, as well as regulatory and quality learning group
- Workforce Training: Regulatory and Quality Systems training
- Access to Talent and Services: Job Fair, Job Center (website), Services Center (website)
- Interaction – OBA members communicate and network with over 100 other businesses and research institutions that operate within Oregon’s bioscience cluster. Putting you in touch with peers, learning from the industry’s successful professionals and building a thriving community.
- Synergies between industry and institutions: OBA provides a portal between/within industry and research institutions, and offers the OHSU Researcher Directory to members
- Optimize marketing channels and partner relations: We help members find partners locally and nationally through BIO, MD&M, and internationally through Medica.
- Exposure – You can inexpensively showcase your organization within the two billion dollar Oregon bioscience cluster by volunteering to participate in various OBA committees or just by attending events.
- Programs that enhance cohesiveness and collaboration:
- Annual Meeting
- BioForum
- OBA Execs
- Bio on the Vine
- Advocacy – Governor Kulongoski has identified the bioscience industry as having strategic significance to the state’s economic future. OBA has become the voice of the industry:
- Provide leadership on issues important to the growth of bioscience and to engage on issues that have a positive impact on OBA Members.
- Remain non-partisan in the selection of issues and execution of strategies.
- Create a business climate that promotes innovation and public policies that encourage the expansion of our industry.
- Member Services – OBA members can choose from important money saving services that benefit both staff and the company. These are BIO benefits (OBA is an affiliate of BIO – Biotechnology Industry Organization) with almost $200 million in purchasing power that generates great value and deep discounts :
- Employee benefits, Medical, disability, life, dental, AD&D, prescription drug, vision
- Business insurance - Clinical Trials Liability, D&O Liability, E&O Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property & Casualty Insurance
- Office and Tech Depot Discount Purchase Plan
- VWR BIO Purchase Plan
- BioSurplus: pre-owned lab instruments and equipment
- Airgas and BOC Gases BIO discounts
- BusinessWire BIO plan