Willamette Valley Bioscience Industry Consortium
Oregon's newest emerging cluster
Date for next WVBIC meeting and minutes from April 3rd Exploratory Meeting
First, thanks to Bill for creating this site as an interim means for us to stay in touch. I sincerely appreciate your efforts to use the latest technology to connect us. Untimately, I expect WVBIC will have it's own website where members can post job openings and enroll in upcoming training events, etc., but for now, this is a great vehicle. Again our thanks.
Next my apology to you, Bill, for mis-stating the structure of the BEC. I've fixed it in both the minutes and my log of attendees so you'll be listed as a private non-profit from here forward. It was just my error - - - I made a guess as to your status and I was wrong.
The next meeting HAS BEEN SCHEDULED for May 28th in the Fireside Room at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. The Bank of the Cascades has generously offered to sponsor lunch and the tentative agenda includes a discussion of the charter, identification of the 1-2 tangibles we want to achieve in the first six months and a discussion of the membership options and structure. A finalized agenda and invitation will be sent early next week via email directly to all those on my current distribution list. I'll also post it on this site.
As always, please call me at (541)917-4935 to ensure you get added to the official membership roster if you're new or if you want a contact list for current members. I'll also check this site regularly and contact anyone who joins to be sure you're getting the latest information.
Below are the minutes from the Exploratory meeting held on April 3rd. Please feel free to comment with ideas, questions, clarifications, etc. It's my pleasure to serve as coordinator to this exciting new consortium.
Barbara
Willamette Valley Bioscience Industry Consortium
Exploratory Meeting – April 3, 2008
Minutes
Goal: Determine if there is sufficient value and interest to pursue creating the organization.
Participation: Thirty-two people attended from the following organizations (contact list attached)
Private Sector:
• Precision Plant Systems, Inc.
• Samaritan Health
• Floragenex, Inc.
• Bioanalytical Systems, Inc, BASI Northwest Laboratory
• ONAMI
• Organic Consultants, Inc.
• Nanobits LLC
• AVI BioPharma
• Synthetech, Inc.
• Tec Laboratories
• Oregon Freeze Dry
Private Non-Profit
• The Business Enterprise Center, Inc
• Public Health Microbiology Charitable Trust
Public Sector:
• Enterprise for Employment and Education
• Lane Workforce Partnership
• Linn County Business Development Center
• Linn-Benton Community College
• Linn-Benton-Lincoln Workforce Investment Board
• Oregon State University, Office of Technology Transfer
• Oregon State University Biology Program
• Oregon Employment Dept-Worksource Oregon
• University of Oregon, College of Business
Question 1: What can a bioscience consortium do for our organization and for the Willamette Valley?
Response: Help stimulate revenue growth through:
• Networking between companies to foster innovation and joint product development, share best practices, create economies of scale for purchasing of goods and services, and identification of business opportunities for one another.
• Strengthening the links between research institutions and companies to streamline the technology transfer process and to stimulate and support new business start-ups.
• Enabling a coordinate effort between public sector programs and services to support the industry such as employment and workforce development services, interfaces with education institutions and access to policy makers.
• Proactively create a positive public image for our industry.
• Attract top-tier talent to the region and influence the development and retention future science workers in our area.
• Provide access to training for incumbent workers through consortia-sponsored training events in the region.
Question 2: What are our needs as an industry?
Short Term:
• Create an inventory of available wet lab space within the region
• Create a joint marketing tool to attract PhD Chemists to the area
• Provide entry-level science training for incumbent workers
• Provide GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) for incumbent workers
• Facilitate access to information on current research and new technologies
• Create a web presence with networking capabilities (i.e. job postings)
Long Term:
• Create and deliver an ongoing program of incumbent worker training in compliance, quality, lean manufacturing, leadership, etc.
• Increase access to capital funding for start-ups
• Create joint purchasing of commodities and waste management capabilities
• Influence K-12 curriculums to prepare future workforce
• Work with colleges and universities to create and retain science workers through targeted curricula, internships and apprenticeships
Meeting Outcome: There was resounding agreement that the Willamette Valley Bioscience Industry Consortium be created.
Next Step: Schedule a second meeting in May to establish the organization and target top priorities and action items.
Next my apology to you, Bill, for mis-stating the structure of the BEC. I've fixed it in both the minutes and my log of attendees so you'll be listed as a private non-profit from here forward. It was just my error - - - I made a guess as to your status and I was wrong.
The next meeting HAS BEEN SCHEDULED for May 28th in the Fireside Room at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. The Bank of the Cascades has generously offered to sponsor lunch and the tentative agenda includes a discussion of the charter, identification of the 1-2 tangibles we want to achieve in the first six months and a discussion of the membership options and structure. A finalized agenda and invitation will be sent early next week via email directly to all those on my current distribution list. I'll also post it on this site.
As always, please call me at (541)917-4935 to ensure you get added to the official membership roster if you're new or if you want a contact list for current members. I'll also check this site regularly and contact anyone who joins to be sure you're getting the latest information.
Below are the minutes from the Exploratory meeting held on April 3rd. Please feel free to comment with ideas, questions, clarifications, etc. It's my pleasure to serve as coordinator to this exciting new consortium.
Barbara
Willamette Valley Bioscience Industry Consortium
Exploratory Meeting – April 3, 2008
Minutes
Goal: Determine if there is sufficient value and interest to pursue creating the organization.
Participation: Thirty-two people attended from the following organizations (contact list attached)
Private Sector:
• Precision Plant Systems, Inc.
• Samaritan Health
• Floragenex, Inc.
• Bioanalytical Systems, Inc, BASI Northwest Laboratory
• ONAMI
• Organic Consultants, Inc.
• Nanobits LLC
• AVI BioPharma
• Synthetech, Inc.
• Tec Laboratories
• Oregon Freeze Dry
Private Non-Profit
• The Business Enterprise Center, Inc
• Public Health Microbiology Charitable Trust
Public Sector:
• Enterprise for Employment and Education
• Lane Workforce Partnership
• Linn County Business Development Center
• Linn-Benton Community College
• Linn-Benton-Lincoln Workforce Investment Board
• Oregon State University, Office of Technology Transfer
• Oregon State University Biology Program
• Oregon Employment Dept-Worksource Oregon
• University of Oregon, College of Business
Question 1: What can a bioscience consortium do for our organization and for the Willamette Valley?
Response: Help stimulate revenue growth through:
• Networking between companies to foster innovation and joint product development, share best practices, create economies of scale for purchasing of goods and services, and identification of business opportunities for one another.
• Strengthening the links between research institutions and companies to streamline the technology transfer process and to stimulate and support new business start-ups.
• Enabling a coordinate effort between public sector programs and services to support the industry such as employment and workforce development services, interfaces with education institutions and access to policy makers.
• Proactively create a positive public image for our industry.
• Attract top-tier talent to the region and influence the development and retention future science workers in our area.
• Provide access to training for incumbent workers through consortia-sponsored training events in the region.
Question 2: What are our needs as an industry?
Short Term:
• Create an inventory of available wet lab space within the region
• Create a joint marketing tool to attract PhD Chemists to the area
• Provide entry-level science training for incumbent workers
• Provide GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) for incumbent workers
• Facilitate access to information on current research and new technologies
• Create a web presence with networking capabilities (i.e. job postings)
Long Term:
• Create and deliver an ongoing program of incumbent worker training in compliance, quality, lean manufacturing, leadership, etc.
• Increase access to capital funding for start-ups
• Create joint purchasing of commodities and waste management capabilities
• Influence K-12 curriculums to prepare future workforce
• Work with colleges and universities to create and retain science workers through targeted curricula, internships and apprenticeships
Meeting Outcome: There was resounding agreement that the Willamette Valley Bioscience Industry Consortium be created.
Next Step: Schedule a second meeting in May to establish the organization and target top priorities and action items.
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