By becoming a member of the Biotechnology Association of Alabama an individual, company or institution becomes an automatic recipient of a number of benfits that include participation in 10 discount purchase programs that have been set up through the national purchasing power of  the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) the international biotechnology organization. To access these programs just click on the BIO Business Solutions logo on this page.

Another new benefit to BAA members incorporates a recent partnership between BIO and Wachovia Insurance Services to offer special terms and pricing on core and voluntary group employee insurance, such as, medical, diability, life, dental vision and travel accident. The program also provides full-service employee benefit solutions indluding HR tools and support services, employee communications and education Please contact Teresa Freeman at teresa.freeman@wachovia.com 404 504-8102 with any questions.

In addition as soon as membership dues are paid annually a member has free access to DialogPro, a huge bio database that includes BioWorld Today , BioWorld Financial Watch, Frost and Sullivan Reports, Dunn and Bradstreet Reports and over 400 other publications.

The BAA has also negotiated special corporate rates for extended stays with Residence Inn in Birmingham on Hwy 280. Please call Crystal Moody at 205 991-8686 to make your reservations under the name "Biotechnology Association" or by email crystal.moody@marriott.com. We have also obtained a similar benefit in Huntsville using the same reference code and contacting Erica Matthews at the Courtyard 256 837-1400 x 608 erica.mathews@marriot.com 

SE Bio, regional organization that promotes biotechnology has added a jobline that is available to BAA members. Please go to this website to check on available opportunites and to post job openings http://www.sebio.org/jobdetail.aspx