It is our mission to secure Indiana’s position as a global leader in life sciences by advocating, connecting, promoting, and delivering tangible benefits on behalf of our diverse corporate members. | | |
A Note from the President & CEO
With the month of May behind us, it’s time to take a deep breath and enjoy the summer!
One way we’re kicking off the season of porch parties and outdoor festivities is with our new Buy-IN purchasing program exclusively for Indiana Life Sciences Association members (think BIO Business Solutions, but primarily for Indiana-based companies). I realize there’s not a huge summer theme here, but saving money is great during any season! Details below on the participating companies, how to take advantage of the deals they are offering, and how to become a Buy-IN vendor. We’re excited to offer some deep discounts and access to important business tools while supporting our fellow local businesses.
We have secured a number of discount codes for upcoming conferences. See below as well, and be sure to take advantage of these codes before they expire.
And last, but certainly not least, let’s go play some golf! Our golf scramble, presented by STEM DTS, takes place on Sep 11, 2025. We’re offering a number of great sponsorship opportunities and it’s not too early to sign your foursome up to play. Details and links for both sponsorship and registration are below.
Kristin
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Indiana Life Sciences Association Members have full access to a monthly report on all non-dilutive government funding opportunities for the biosciences, plus a monthly webinar discussion with the experts at G2G Consulting.
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Events happening this month
- G2G June webinar: June 19 | 12 p.m - 1 p.m. ET Non-Dilutive Funding for Life Sciences: G2G's Monthly GBC Reporting Service Webinar
- Every third Thursday of the month, G2G hosts this online event to give bioscience companies (e.g. therapeutics, diagnostics, medical device, digital health, etc.) the chance to learn about non-dilutive funding opportunities Learn More
| | | As a member benefit, we are pleased to share and highlight member company news! Please send press releases to info@INLifeSciences.org | |
Roche Diagnostics to invest up to $500M in Indianapolis, adding hundreds of local jobs
Roche said Monday it plans to invest up to $500 million and add hundreds of jobs over the next five years at its Indianapolis-based diagnostics unit.
The Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics giant said the move will establish the Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics site as a hub for manufacturing of its continuous glucose monitoring system. Read more.
Innovation at every stage’: Lilly to invest up to $250M in broadened alliance with Purdue
Eli Lilly and Co. and Purdue University on Friday announced an expanded collaboration agreement, with the Indianapolis drugmaker planning to invest up to $250 million over the next eight years to foster pharmaceutical innovation. The initiative, called Lilly-Purdue 360, is focused on efforts including discovering medicines, streamlining the process of taking medicines from the lab to clinical applications, supply chains and workforce development. “It will be focused on accelerating innovation at every stage of the work we do,” Lilly CEO David Ricks said. Read more.
Plug and Play Names OEM Startups for Warsaw MedTech Program
Plug and Play, the world’s largest innovation platform based in Silicon Valley, has announced the Batch 3 startups of the Warsaw Medtech program for Spring 2025. The program includes startup pitch presentations at Expo, taking place in September in Warsaw, Indiana. Read the article.
Tobias, Lechleiter families donate $20M for clinical innovation, matched by IU Health
Former Eli Lilly and Co. CEOs Randall Tobias and John Lechleiter, with their wives Deborah and Sarah, respectively, have partnered to commit a combined $20 million gift to create the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation at Indiana University Health. Read more.
Verility, Inc. has been named the 2025 Production Animal Innovation Showcase Judge’s Choice Winner at the 7th Animal Health Innovation USA in Boston!
In a field of 8 game-changing startups, earning the vote of top industry experts affirms the impact Verility, Inc. is striving to make in livestock animal health. Read more.
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We’d like to welcome John Hauser, Vice President of Operations for Boston Scientific’s Spencer manufacturing facility, to the Indiana Life Sciences Association Board.
John leads the team of 1200+ individuals who support all aspects of operations at the Spencer site. In this role, he is the senior leader responsible for the site’s strategic direction, P&L
performance and serves as the Management with Executive Responsibility for Quality System operations.
"John brings tremendous life sciences experience and will help us carry out our mission of connecting industry partners," explained Kristin Jones, President and CEO of Indiana Life Sciences Association. "Indiana is on the precipice of unprecedented life sciences growth and having someone with John's acumen join our board will only add to our ability to propel our state forward."
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NEW BUY-IN PURCHASING PROGRAM
Exclusive offers for our members! We understand that growing companies have a wide variety of needs and challenges. We’ve created Buy-IN to help you manage all you do by offering products and services that will impact your bottom line, save you time, and improve your compliance.
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Incubate advocates for the patient, corporate, and investment communities by educating policymakers on the role of venture capital in bringing promising, innovative treatments to patients in need.
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Qwyn AI is an AI technology company specializing in quality automation in life sciences. Our intelligent platform transforms how life sciences companies manage quality processes, making medicine safer and bringing treatments to market faster.
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| | BIO Business Solutions - Special Discounts for Members | | With BIO Business Solutions (BBS), Indiana Life Sciences Association members are eligible for discounts and savings on a wide variety of products and services geared towards life sciences companies and general business needs. From lab supplies, waste removal and insurance, to office supplies and credit cards and much more, there is something here for every company. Explore your options and enjoy the benefits of being an ILSA member! | |
ILSA Statement on Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing Model
The Indiana Life Sciences Association (ILSA) strongly opposes the Administration’s proposed Most-Favored Nation (MFN) pricing model. This deeply flawed policy threatens the United States’ leadership in the global biopharmaceutical industry by undermining innovation, distorting international market dynamics, and surrendering U.S. pricing authority to foreign governments.
By tying U.S. drug prices to the lowest rates paid in other developed nations, the MFN model could disproportionately harm Indiana’s robust life sciences sector. The consequences would be far-reaching: reduced investment in the development of new therapies—especially for rare and complex diseases—diminished funding for R&D operations, and a direct threat to high-paying jobs across the state. It would also discourage investment in Indiana’s innovation hubs and biotech startups that depend on strong pharmaceutical partnerships.
Moreover, the policy effectively allows foreign governments—many of which undervalue medical innovation—to dictate U.S. drug pricing. Rather than promoting affordability, MFN pricing risks limiting treatment options, delaying access to new medicines, and stifling the development of future medical breakthroughs. Studies suggest that adopting European-style pricing in the U.S. could result in shorter, less healthy lives and trillions of dollars in lost economic value due to delayed or abandoned innovation.
ILSA urges Indiana’s Congressional delegation to stand with the more than 3,200 corporate members of the state’s $99 billion life sciences industry and reject this misguided attempt at government price control. The short-term savings promised by MFN pricing pale in comparison to the long-term costs to innovation, patient care, and economic growth.
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Innovation Showcase
Powered by Venture Club of Indiana
Date: June 5
Time: 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET
Where: Westin Hotel - 241 W Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
The Innovation Showcase is Venture Club of Indiana's annual pitch competition that is paired with dynamic keynote speakers and relevant panel discussions. For nearly two decades, Venture Club’s Innovation Showcase has brought together Indiana’s venture community to celebrate innovation and showcase the Hoosier state’s high potential as a hub for entrepreneurship and technological advancement. If you are a Venture Capital Investor, Startup Founder, Service Professional, University Innovator, or Community Member, this event is for YOU!
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Indiana Life Sciences Association is proud to sponsor and invite you to the New York Venture Summit, hosted by youngStartup Ventures — the unmissable industry gathering for startups, VCs, and corporate investors shaping the future. Whether you're a startup after funding and exposure, or an investor looking to secure new deals, this is your chance to network with 180+ top-tier VCs and position your company for growth.
Special Offer: $450 off your ticket using INDIANAVIP. Valid through July 26 – Act Now!
Apply to Present as a Top Innovator!
Nominate your company to be among a carefully vetted cohort of startups presenting their breakthrough investment opportunities to an exclusive audience of Venture Capitalists, Corporate Investors, Private Investors, Investment Bankers, and Strategic Partners. Apply here.
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Purdue Life Science and Pharma Career Fair
September 15, 2025 | 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Purdue Memorial Union
Purdue University is thrilled to host the fourth annual Life Sciences & Pharma Career Fair, bringing together top talent from across our undergraduate and graduate programs. This event offers employers a unique opportunity to connect with motivated students seeking internships, co-ops, and full-time positions in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries.
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The MedTech Conference
October 5-8, 2025 | San Diego, CA
Join Indiana Life Sciences Association and AdvaMed at The MedTech Conference, October 5-8, 2025 in San Diego—where the brightest minds in medtech come together to accelerate innovation, share insights, and redefine the future of health care.
Discount Code: FRIENDS10 for 10% off any registration
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Interested in joining the Indiana Life Sciences Association Golf Scramble presented by STEM Diverse Talent Solutions?
We’ll be hitting the links on September 11 at Riverglen Golf Course in Fishers.
Sponsorship Levels:
Event Sponsor - $3,500
Lunch Sponsor - $2,750
Beverage Cart Sponsor - $2,750
Swag Sponsor (Limit 4) - $1,500
Team Photo Sponsor - $1,500
Hole Sponsor (17 available) - $500
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VOLUNTEER ROLES & RECRUITMENT NEEDS
The Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer is looking for volunteers to help with a large tissue collection event to be held in partnership with the WNBA All-Star Host Committee on July 12 and 13 at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Two volunteer shifts on Saturday and Sunday: the first shift is 7:30 am-1:00 pm and the second shift is 12:30 pm-6:00 pm (lunch and a t-shirt are provided).
We are looking for 800+ volunteers to help with a variety of tasks, about half of which require some medical or technical knowledge.
Some of the positions are:
- Consenter – must have regulatory (CITI) training and approval to participate. (lay people can do this with the right training). Administers the Informed Consent to formalize participation in the KTB clinical trial.
- Laboratory – processes tissue and blood samples in the on-site lab. Must be familiar with universal precautions for handling bodily fluids. Lay people can be trained.
- Phlebotomy – draws blood from donors. Must be trained and proficient.
- Surgeon Assistant – assists the Surgeons or Radiologists in the exam rooms. Must be aware of sterile technique. Can be nurses, nursing students or others with similar training.
- Surgeon/Radiologist – takes the tissue samples using vacuum-assist biopsy device. Must have regulatory training and approval to participate (CITI).
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Join the IN Life Sciences Association
Become a Member Today!
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About Membership
Now is a great time to become a member of the Indiana Life Sciences Association! Join your voice to over 200 current member companies to impact the strategic direction of Indiana's life science sector.
Membership offers a number of solutions:
- Promote your business, locally, nationally, and globally.
- Support the industry in the state and contribute directly to its growth and direction.
- Find others who share your interests and build your business network.
- Lend your voice to public policies that support innovation.
- Increase your buying power and directly impact your bottom line with significant savings and discount programs exclusively for members.
To complete a membership application, click here.
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