Who We Are

The Palmetto Biotechnology Alliance is a member organization that exists to support and advance South Carolina’s life science industry through advocacy, networking, and education. This mission furthers our goal of ensuring that South Carolina’s companies, research institutions, and citizens reap the economic and societal benefits of a world-class life sciences cluster.

We are the South Carolina affiliate of the national Biotechnology Industry Organization (www.bio.org). BIO champions biotechnology and its potential to provide better healthcare, enhanced agriculture, and a cleaner and safer environment to people around the world.

What We Do

We foster South Carolina’s business environment for start-up and existing life science companies by advocating for public policy enhancements and infrastructure expansions that support the growth of the industry.

We facilitate networking within and among groups of life science companies and research institutions to promote the development of practical applications from scientific discoveries.

We forge links between scientists and investors to advance the commercialization of research.

We facilitate relationships among life science companies and other ally groups, including government agencies and service industries, to ensure that the industry has the support (workforce, legal, communications, etc.) it needs to thrive.

We collaborate with SC Bio, South Carolina’s Biotechnology Incubator Program, to support and promote growth and development of life sciences technology in South Carolina.

We promote the life sciences industry in South Carolina by educating the public about the industry’s positive economic impact in the form of 1) high-skilled, high-paying jobs and 2) the development of a knowledge cluster that attracts the best companies and the brightest minds to the state.

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