BioAustin 2010 Board of Directors

Executive Director Bill McLellan Treaty Oak Bank	2010 Chair Timothy Sullivan President & CEO Mystic Pharmaceuticals
Thomas Harlan President & CEO Emergent Technologies, Inc.	John V. Farinacci President and CEO ResearchPoint
Dr. Evan Melrose Managing Director PTV Sciences	Adam L. Hamilton, P.E. President & CEO Signature Science, LLC
Mark Walton, Ph.D. President ViaGen, Inc.

History

In February 2007, the Austin Chamber of Commerce formed BioAustin. Bruce Leander, an executive formerly with Ambion/Applied Biosystems, was selected as the first Chairman for BioAustin. The initial BioCouncil of BioAustin immediately set about the task of forming committees and developing a program of work. The Council is comprised of executive level personnel from life science companies throughout the five-county Austin region.

Vision

Promote the growth and development of the Texas bioscience industry throughout the world.

Distinctive

Where the convergence of entrepreneurs, infrastructure, collaboration, capital, talent, and quality of life creates a dynamic environment for a thriving and successful bioscience industry.

Mission Statement

BioAustin organizes, assists and promotes the collaboration and growth of the Austin area bioscience sector and increases opportunities for companies, research institutions, and healthcare institutions to network and collaborate on local, regional and statewide, national and international levels.

The Austin Bio Industry list includes companies working in the following biotech and life science areas:

1) Biotech	a) Products – kits, reagents, instruments b) Laboratory services and custom manufacturing c) Software & bioinformatics
2) Diagnostic:	a) Products – tests and assay kits b) Laboratory services – assays & diagnostics, clinical trials, reference labs
3) Medical Device:	a) Implantable devices b) Instruments, tools, supplies c) Healthcare - healthcare medical devices (regulated)
4) Pharma:	a) Products & discovery - small molecule drugs & therapies, biomolecule drugs, therapies & vaccines
5) CRO/IRBs:	a) Contract Research Organizations - manage clinical trials for biotech, diagnostics & pharma b) Internal Review Boards – oversight group for clinical trials
6) Other:	a) Agbio – plant foods, animal/stock foods, companion & sport animals - supply, diagnostics & therapeutics b) Biosecurity & environmental, human ID (paternity & forensics) c) Consumer goods & specialty applications

For more information on the life science industry cluster in the Austin region, please contact:

Susan Davenport, Vice President, Business Retention & Expansion, Austin Chamber of Commerce, 512.322.5657 or Tiffany Daniels, Director, Business Retention & Expansion, Austin Chamber of Commerce, 512.322.5687.