Every great company is supported by a network of partners, each of whom works to ensure a company is set up for success. Prescience Intl. has supporting organizations among the leading associations, as well as events & news providers. Prescience clients are entitled to a discount for these events and gain an outstanding marketing presence in the Industry.

For more information or if you are interested in becoming a supporting organization, please contact Lauren Wakefield at Lauren@prescienceintl.com.

BioTech Primer
BioTech Primer is committed to providing quality products and services that help educate non-science professionals in biotechnology and the life sciences. Since its creation in 2001, BTP has presented nationally and internationally to over 6,000 individuals from more than 700 companies and has sold over 40,000 Primer booklets.

The Biotech Weblog
The Biotech Weblog is a comprehensive online resource for the latest news and developments in the science and business of Biotechnology. The weblog focuses on the most important breakthroughs in applied life sciences, news releases from biotech and biopharmaceutical companies and events of interest to the players in the industry.

Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)
CHI is the preeminent life science network for leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech and academic organizations. CHI’s portfolio of products includes Cambridge Healthtech Institute Conferences, Insight Pharma Reports, Cambridge Marketing Consultants, Cambridge Meeting Planners and Cambridge Healthtech’s Media Group, which includes numerous e-newsletters as well as Bio-IT World magazine.

The Center for BioEntrepreneurship
The UCSF Center for BioEntrepreneurship offers programs and resources to develop the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders in the life science industry. CBE weaves the UCSF community into the broader Bay Area community of life science innovators and entrepreneurs, company executives, investors, attorneys, and other professionals to help successfully translate discoveries from the laboratory to commercialization for the benefit of the institution and society.

EBD Group, Inc.
The leading firm for partnering in the life sciences, EBD Group organizes its own landmark conferences for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Building on this expertise, and with an unrivaled access to major players in these markets, EBD provides partnering services to other event organizers, and hands-on business development consultancy to support strategic partnering worldwide. EBD Group conferences have been the leading edge in Life Sciences since 1993 with content-rich and consistently productive partnering events. At BIO-Europe, over 2,200 industry attendees from 1,250 companies create the largest stand-alone partnering conference worldwide. We provide a forum where international decision makers in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and financial sector can meet to initiate or develop partnerships among their companies. The sister conference of the landmark event held in the fall, BIO-Europe Spring responds to a demand to keep the deal-making moving forward. BioPharm America is where biotech industry partnerships get started. Based on the same winning formula used in EBD Group's distinguished European partnering conferences BIO-Europe and BIO-Europe Spring®, BioPharm America is expected to become the premier stand-alone bio-pharma partnering event in North America.

FountainBlue
FountainBlue's vision is to empower companies and executives, one conversation, one executive, one organization at a time. Our mission is to build and support communities of high-impact, high-integrity Silicon Valley executives and entrepreneurs. FountainBlue conducts monthly roundtables specially designed for executives or entrepreneurs and provides business strategy, organizational assessment and leadership coaching consulting services.

GTCbio
GTCbio is conference organizer specializing in conferences, workshops, training courses and tradeshows specifically for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. GTCbio’s goal is to produce quality forums that facilitate the exchange of biopharmaceutical and biomedical intelligence between industry leaders, academic and government organizations, and the financial community.

Global Technology Symposium
The Global Technology Symposium at Stanford is the West Coast's premier investor conference on global emerging technologies. The Fifth Annual Global Technology Symposium at Stanford will take place Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2008 in Palo Alto, California. The event offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain insight into current developments in key emerging IT and high tech industries and how they play out in the world marketplace. The Symposium brings together a group of executives, distinguished scholars, experts on international trade, and policy makers from across the U.S., former CIS countries, and Europe in an intimate forum for addressing business issues through substantive and interactive dialogue. This fifth year of the event will focus on Opportunities in a Global Connected Economy and will feature recognized thought leaders in global economics. All San Jose BioCenter members will receive a $300 discount off the standard registration fee.

IBF – International Business Forum
IBF – International Business Forum presents financial and business conferences on venture capital, private equity investing, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, corporate strategic investing, managing defined contribution/401(k) plans, institutional investing, funding technology innovation and the commercialization of intellectual property. Since 1989, IBF conferences provide attendees with leading-edge information and new business contacts to achieve business objectives. Annual IBF Conferences include: Early Stage Venture Investing Conference, Biotech Investing Conference, Nanotech Investing Forum, Clean-Technology Investor Summit, and much more.

IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council
The mission of the IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council is to build bridges between local industry, academic, and government leaders, and to encourage Bay Area involvement in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). We hold luncheon meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at which industry, academic, and government leaders speak and answer questions on topics of current interest.

International Association of Nanotechnology
The International Association of Nanotechnology is a non-profit professional association with the goal of fostering worldwide research, development and business collaboration in the emerging fields of nanotechnology and clean technology for benefit of society. The 4th International Congress of Nanotechnology (ICNT) to be held on November 5-8 in San Francisco will be one of the largest gatherings of world-class nanotechnologists, researchers and cooperate executives in the emerging fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology and clean technology.

Larta Institute
Larta Institute is a professional services firm that designs and implements commercialization programs on behalf of clients seeking to advance the market and investor readiness of their entrepreneurs and enhance the technology-based competitiveness of their regions. Our clients include U.S. federal agencies, universities and research institutes, and governments from around the world. Our tagline is “Connecting People to Drive Innovation”. Larta’s network includes subject matter experts, seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, and relationships with Fortune 1000 companies that are seeking to access innovative new companies and identify new business opportunities. Larta is recognized as a trusted partner by both the investment and corporate communities.

SVASE
SVASE, the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, is the largest and fastest growing Non-Profit association in Northern California, offers events and services to help technology entrepreneurs raise money, network, and build successful companies.

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