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States Resources for Science Companies

by | Mar 22, 2025 | Funding Your R&D, State of Funding Market

Below, please find resources for Life Science companies organized by state. Herein you will see associations, support organizations, and information that will help you and your company in realizing your mission.

Alabama

  • BioAlabama
    http://www.bioalabama.com
    1500 1st Avenue North, Unit 4
    Birmingham, AL 35203
    Kathy Nugent, President | (205) 588-0047
  • Alabama Small Business Development Center
    http://www.asbdc.org
    621 Greensboro Avenue
    Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
    William Cummins, Director | (205) 348-1582
  • Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
    http://www.edpa.org
    500 Beacon Parkway West
    Birmingham, AL 35209
    Bill Taylor, President | (205) 943-4700

 

Alaska

    • Alaska Small Business Development Center
      http://aksbdc.org

      430 West 7th Avenue, Suite 110
      Anchorage, AK 99501
      Isaac Vanderburg, Director | (907) 274-7232
    • Launch Alaska
      http://launchalaska.com
      601 West 5th Avenue, Floor 2
      Anchorage, AK 99501

     

      Arizona

      • Arizona Bioindustry Association
        http://www.azbio.org
        107 S. Southgate Drive
        Chandler, AZ 85226
        Joan Koerber-Walker, President & CEO | (480) 779-8101
      • Arizona Small Business Development Center
        http://www.azsbdc.net
        2411 West 14th Street, Suite 114,
        Tempe, AZ 85281
        Janice Washington, Director | (480) 731-8720
      • Arizona Commerce Authority
        http://www.azcommerce.com
        333 North Central Avenue, Suite 1900
        Phoenix, AZ 85004
        Sandra Watson, CEO | (602) 845-1200
      • University of Arizona Tech Parks
        https://techparks.arizona.edu
        9070 South Rita Road, Suite 1750
        Tucson, AZ 85747
        Anita Bell, Acting Director | (520) 382-3261
      • Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation
        275 N. GateWay Drive
        Phoenix, AZ 85034
        Jeff Saville, Executive Director | (602) 286-8950
      • Flinn Foundation
        http://www.flinn.org
        1802 N. Central Avenue
        Phoenix, AZ 85004
        Jack B. Jewett, President & CEO| (602) 744-6800
      • Research Corporation Technologies
        http://www.rctech.com
        6440 N. Swan Road, Suite 200
        Tucson, AZ 85718
        Shaun A. Kirkpatrick, President | (520) 748-4400

       

      Arkansas

      • Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center
        http://asbtdc.org
        2801 South University Avenue
        Little Rock, AR 72204
        Janet Roderick, Director |  (501) 683-7700
      • Catalyst Innovation Accelerator
        http://catalystinnovation.org
        ABI, 504 University Loop, East,
        Arkansas State University, AR 72467
        Brian Rogers, Program Manager | (870) 972-2999

       

      California

      • BayBio (California Life Sciences Association)
        http://califesciences.org
        250 E. Grand Ave., Suite 26
        South San Francisco, CA 94080
        Sara Radcliffe, President & CEO | (650) 871-3250
      • BIOCOM
        https://www.biocom.org
        10996 Torreyana Road Suite 200
        San Diego, CA 92121
        (858) 455-0300;
        Jennifer Landress, Sr. VP & COO (email: jlandress@biocom.org, ext. 105)
      • QB3 (California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences)
        http://qb3.org
        (No address available)
        Kaspar Mossman, Communications Director | (415) 514-9790
      • California Life Sciences Association
        http://califesciences.org
        (Multiple locations: South San Francisco, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA)
        Lori Lindburg, Executive Director | (650) 871-3253
      • Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio)
        http://www.socalbio.org
        617 South Olive Street, Suite 700
        Los Angeles, CA 90014
        Ahmed Enany, CEO | (800) 418-7079
      • California Small Business Development Center
        http://californiasbdc.org

        4900 East Conant Street, Building 2
        Long Beach, CA 90808
        Tim Mittan, Regional Director | (562) 938-5006

       

      Colorado

      • Colorado Bioscience Association
        http://www.cobioscience.com
        600 Grant Street, Suite 306
        Denver, CO 80203
        April Giles, President & CEO | (303) 592-4071
      • Colorado Small Business Development Center
        http://www.coloradosbdc.org
        1625 Broadway, Suite 2700
        Denver, CO 80202
        Kelly Manning, Director | (303) 892-3864
      • Innosphere
        http://www.innosphere.org
        320 East Vine Drive, Suite 101
        Fort Collins, CO 80524
        Mike Freeman, CEO | (970) 221-1301
      • Northern Colorado Bioscience Cluster (NoCoBio)
        320 E. Vine Dr., Suite 101
        Fort Collins, CO 80524
        Deanna Scott, Executive Director | 970-402-5330 (email: deanna@innosphere.org)

       

      Connecticut

      • BioInnovation Connecticut
        https://bioct.org

        865 Brook Street
        Rocky Hill, CT 06067
        Matthew McCooe, CEO |  (860) 258-7858
      • Connecticut Innovations
        http://ctinnovations.com

        865 Brook Street
        Rocky Hill, CT 06067
        Matthew McCooe, CEO | (860) 563-5851
      • Connecticut Small Business Development Center
        https://ctsbdc.uconn.edu

        2100 Hillside Road, Unit 1044
        Storrs, CT 06269
        Emily Carter, Director | (855) 428-7232
      • CURE: Connecticut’s Bioscience Innovation Network
        https://www.curenet.org
        760 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06510
        Susan Froshauer, President & CEO | (203) 470-2720

       

      District of Columbia

      • 1776
        1133 15th St. NW, 12th Floor,
        Washington, DC 20005
        Donna Harris, Co-founder & Co-CEO
        1776 on Linkedin
      • DC Small Business Development Center
        https://www.dcsbdc.org
        2600 6th Street NW, Room 128
        Washington, DC 20059
        Darrell Brown, Director | (202) 806-1550
      • Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
        http://www.bio.org
        1201 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 900
        Washington, DC 20024
        James Greenwood, CEO | (202) 962-9200

       

      Florida

      • Enterprise Florida, Inc.
        http://www.enterpriseflorida.com
        800 North Magnolia Avenue, Suite 1100
        Orlando, FL 32803
        Paul Mitchell, Regional Manager | (407) 956-5600
      • Florida High Tech Corridor
        http://www.floridahightech.com
        1055 AAA Drive, Suite 140, Heathrow, FL 32746
        Randy Berridge, President | (407) 708-4630
      • Florida Small Business Development Center Network-
        http://floridasbdc.org
        11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 38
        Pensacola, FL 32514
        Michael Myhre, Director | (850) 473-7813
      • Tampa Bay Innovation Center
        http://www.tbinnovates.com
        244 2nd Avenue N, Suite 9
        St. Petersburg, FL 33701
        Tonya Elmore, President & CEO | (727) 547-7340

       

      Hawaii

      • Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network
        http://www.hisbdc.org
        200 West Kawili Street, Suite 102
        Hilo, HI 96720
        Cathy Wiltse, Director | (808) 974-7515
      • High Technology Development Corporation
        http://www.htdc.org
        2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 100
        Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
        Robbie Melton, Executive Director & CEO | (808) 539-3601

       

      Idaho

        • The GreenHouse
          http://www.boisegreenhouse.com
           522 W. Idaho St.
          Boise, ID 83702
          Doug Covey, Director | (208) 426-3875
        • Idaho Small Business Development Center
          http://www.idahosbdc.org
          BSU, 1910 West University Drive
          Boise, ID 83725
          Katie Sewell, Director | (208) 426-3838

         

        Illinois

        • iBIO Institute
          http://www.ibioinstitute.org
          150 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3125
          Chicago, IL 60606
          Warren Ribley, President & CEO | (312) 422-1111
        • Illinois Small Business Development Center
          http://www.illinois.gov/dceo/SmallBizAssistance
          Dept. of Commerce
          500 E. Monroe
          Springfield, IL 62701
          Mark Petrilli, Director | (217) 524-5700
        • MATTER
          https://matter.health
          222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1230
          Chicago, IL 60654
          Steven Collens, CEO | (312) 374-8243
        • Propel (Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization, iBIO) –
          https://ibio.org
          150 South Wacker Dr., Suite 3125,
          Chicago, IL 60606
          Warren Ribley, President & CEO | (312) 422-1111

         

        Indiana

          • BioCrossroads
            http://biocrossroads.com
            300 N. Meridian St., Ste. 950
            Indianapolis, IN 46204
            Chris Eckerle, Project Director | (317) 238-2450
          • Indiana Health Industry Forum
            http://www.ihif.org
            351 West 10th Street, Suite 216
            Indianapolis, IN 46202
            Kristin Jones, CEO | (317) 524-4739
          • Indiana Small Business Development Center
            http://isbdc.org
            One North Capitol Avenue, Suite 700
            Indianapolis, IN 46204
            Jacob Schpok, Director | (317) 232-8805

           

          Iowa

          • Iowa Biotechnology Association
            http://www.iowabio.org
            900 Des Moines Street
            Des Moines, IA 50309
            Joe Hrdlicka, Director | (515) 327-9156
          • Iowa Small Business Development Center
            http://www.iowasbdc.org
            2321 North Loop Drive, Suite 202
            Ames, IA 50010
            Jim Heckmann, Director | (515) 294-2030

           

          Kansas

          • BioKansas
            http://www.biokansas.org
            4220 Shawnee Mission Parkway, #350-B
            Fairway, KS 66205
            Dennis Ridenour, President | (913) 495-4334

           

          Kentucky

          • Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation
            http://www.kstc.com
            200 West Vine Street, Suite 420
            Lexington, KY 40507
            Mahendra Jain, Executive Director | (859) 233-3502
          • Kentucky Small Business Development Center
            http://ksbdc.org
            One Quality Street
            Lexington, KY 40507
            Becky Naugle, Director | (859) 257-7668
          • Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation
            http://www.kstc.com
            200 West Vine Street, Suite 420
            Lexington, KY 40507
            Mahendra Jain, Executive Director | (859) 233-3502

           

          Louisiana

          • Louisiana Small Business Development Center
            https://www.louisianasbdc.org
            ULM, 700 University Ave, Adm. 2-101
            Monroe, LA 71209
            Rande Kessler, Director | (318) 342-5507
          • New Orleans BioInnovation Center
            http://www.neworleansbio.com
            1441 Canal St.
            New Orleans, LA 70112
            Aaron Miscenich, President | (504) 680-2973

           

          Maine

            • Maine BioScience
              P.O. Box 3362
              Portland, ME 04104
              Todd Keiller, President | (207) 307-2552
            • Maine Biotechnology Services
              http://mainebiotechnology.com
              1037R Forest Avenue
              Portland, ME 04103

              Kerri Rice, Director (207) 797-5454
            • Maine Small Business Development Center
              http://www.mainesbdc.org
              96 Falmouth Street
              P.O. Box 9300
              Portland, ME 04104
              Mark Delisle, Director | (207) 780-4420

             

            Maryland

              • TEDCO
                http://tedco.md
                5565 Sterrett Place, Suite 214,
                Columbia, MD 21044

                Moss Amer, Sr. Analyst | (410) 740-9442
              • BioHealth Innovation, Inc.
                http://www.biohealthinnovation.org
                22 Baltimore Road
                Rockville, MD 20850

                Richard Bendis, President & CEO | (301) 637-6439
              • Maryland Small Business Development Center
                http://www.mdsbdc.umd.edu
                7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 401
                College Park, MD 20740
                Renee Sprow, Director | (301) 403-8300

               

              Massachusetts

              • Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
                http://www.massbio.org
                300 Technology Square, 8th Floor
                Cambridge, MA 02139

                Robert Coughlin, President & CEO | (617) 674-5100
              • Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
                http://www.masslifesciences.com
                1000 Winter Street, Suite 2900
                Waltham, MA 02451

                Mike Kennealy, Interim CEO | (781) 373-7777
              • Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
                http://www.msbdc.org
                UMass; 23 Tillson Farm Road
                Amherst, MA 01003
                Georgianna Parkin, Director | (413) 545-6301

               

              Michigan

               

              Minnesota

               

              Missouri

              • BioGenerator
                http://www.biogenerator.org
                20 South Sarah St.
                St. Louis, MO 63108

                Eric Gulve, President (314) 615-6355
              • Missouri Small Business & Tech Development Center
              • http://www.missouribusiness.net
                410 South 6th Street, 200 Eng. North
                Columbia, MO 65211
                Chris Bouchard, Director | (573) 882-9206

               

              Montana

              • Montana Small Business Development Center Network
                http://www.sbdc.mt.gov
                301 South Park Avenue, Room 114
                Helena, MT 59601

                Michael Finnerty | (406) 841-2747

               

              Nevada

              • Nevada Small Business Development Center
                http://nsbdc.org
                Nazir Ansari Building 032; Room 411
                Reno, NV 89557

                Sam Males, Director | (775) 784-1717
              • Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
                http://ncet.org
                5441 Kietzke Lane, Second Floor
                Reno, NV 89511
                Dave Archer, President & CEO | (775) 453-0130

               

              New Hampshire

              • New Hampshire Innovation Research Center
                http://www.nhirc.unh.edu
                21 Madbury Rd, Suite 101
                Durham, NH 03824

                Marc Sedam, Executive Director | (603) 862-4130
              • NH Small Business Development Center
                http://www.nhsbdc.org
                Paul College
                10 Garrison Avenue
                Durham, NH 03824
                Mary Collins, Director | (603) 862-2200

               

              New Jersey

              • Bio New Jersey
                http://www.bionj.org
                1255 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road
                Trenton, NJ 08619

                Debbie Hart, CEO | (609) 890-3185
              • New Jersey Small Business Development Center
                http://www.njsbdc.com
                Rutgers
                1 Washington Park, 3rd Floor
                Newark, NJ 07102
                Brenda Hopper, Director | (973) 353-1927

               

              New Mexico

              • The BioScience Center
                http://www.thebiosciencecenter.com
                5901 Indian School Rd NE, NW, Suite 1340
                Albuquerque, NM 87102

                Stuart Rose, Founder | (505) 200-9500
              • New Mexico Small Business Development Center
                http://www.nmsbdc.org
                Santa Fe CC, 6401 Richards Avenue
                Santa Fe, NM 87508
                Russell Wyrick, Director | (505) 428-1362

               

              New York

              • Harlem Biospace
                http://harlembiospace.com
                423 W 127th Street
                New York, NY 10027

                Matt Owens, Founding Executive Director | (646) 598-7134
              • New York Biotechnology Association
                http://www.newyorkbio.org
                25 Health Sciences Drive
                Stony Brook, NY 11790

                Nathan Tinker, Director | (613) 444-8895
              • New York State Small Business Development Center
                http://www.nyssbdc.org

                SUNY, 22 Corporate Woods, 3rd Floor
                Albany, NY 12246
                James King, Director | (518) 443-5398

               

              North Carolina

              • North Carolina Biotechnology Center
                http://www.ncbiotech.org
                15 TW Alexander Drive
                Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

                Doug Edgeton, President & CEO | (919) 541-9366
              • NC Small Business & Tech. Development Center
                http://www.sbtdc.org
                5 West Hargett Street, Suite 600
                Raleigh, NC 27601
                Scott Daugherty, Director | (919) 715-7272

               

              Ohio

              • BioEnterprise
                11000 Cedar Avenue
                Cleveland, OH 44106

                Annette Ballou, Vice President | (216) 658-3999
              • BioOhio
                http://www.bioohio.com
                1275 Kinnear Road
                Columbus, OH 43212
                John Lewis, President & CEO | (614) 675-3686

               

              Oklahoma

              • Innovation to Enterprise
                http://www.i2e.org
                840 Research Parkway, Suite 250
                Oklahoma City, OK 73104

                Scott Meacham, President & CEO | (405) 813-2401

               

              Oregon

              • Oregon Bioscience Association
                https://www.oregonbio.org
                2828 SW Corbett Avenue, Suite 115
                Portland, OR 97201

                Dennis McNannay, Director | (503) 548-4432

               

              Pennsylvania

              • Pennsylvania Biotechnology
                http://www.pabio.org
                650 East Swedesford Road, Suite 190
                Wayne, PA 19087

                Chris Molineaux, President & CEO | (610) 947-6800

               

              South Carolina

              • SCBIO
                http://www.scbio.org
                411 University Ridge, Suite A
                Greenville, SC 29601

                Becky DeLegee, Board Director | (864) 354-4461

               

              Tennessee

              • Tennessee Small Business Development Center
                http://www.tsbdc.org
                3050 Medical Center Pkwy, Suite 200
                Murfreesboro, TN 37129

                Patrick Geho, Director | (615) 849-9999

               

              Texas

              • Texas Small Business Development Center
                http://www.sbdctexas.org
                7719 Wood Hollow Drive, Suite 211
                Austin, TX 78731

                Joe Harper, Director | (512) 610-0996

               

              Utah

              • Utah Small Business Development Center
                http://www.utahsbdc.org
                9750 South 300 West
                LHM, Salt Lake City, UT 84070

                Sherm Wilkinson, Director | (801) 957-5384

               

              Vermont

              • Vermont Small Business Development Center
                http://www.vtsbdc.org
                VTC, PO Box 188
                1 Main Street
                Randolph Center, VT 05061

                Linda Rossi, Director | (802) 728-9101

               

              Virginia

              • Virginia Biotechnology Association
                www.vabio.org
                800 East Leigh Street, Suite 14
                Richmond, VA 23219
                Jeffrey Gallagher, CEO | (804) 643-6360

               

              Washington

              • Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
                1551 Eastlake Avenue E, Suite 300
                Seattle, WA 98102

                Chris Rivera, President & CEO | (206) 456-9567

               

              Wyoming

                • Wyoming Small Business Development Center
                  https://www.wyomingsbdc.org
                  1000 East University Ave., Dept 3922
                  Laramie, WY 8207
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                  Jill Kline, Director | (307) 766-3405