The Perks of Partnership: NHLS Joins Forces with MassBio to Offer Members the NHLS Edge Program
New Hampshire’s 600 life sciences companies range from a few scientists in a lab working on research and development projects to medical device manufacturers with global footprints. What they have in common is a need for supplies, business management tools and cost savings.
2024, NHLS formed a strategic partnership with MassBio that gives its members access to significant operational cost savings opportunities on critical goods and services. Included with membership in the NH Life Sciences Association (NHLS) is access to the NHLSEdge program which aggregates the collective buying power of MassBio and NHLS members to offer significant discounts, favorable terms and enhanced customer services with participating vendors.
“With MassBio’s support we are able to offer incredible value to our members right out of the gate, enabling savings on everything from industry-leading lab equipment to office supplies,” says Andrea Hechavarria, NHLS president and CEO. “MassBio is an incredible advocate for the industry at large and for NHLS, and we are thrilled to announce this strategic partnership.”
The NHLSEdge program provides members with competitive discounts, preferred terms and conditions and personalized customer service. Vendors in the network cover everything from HR solutions, lab equipment, employee rewards experiences, subscriptions and shipping.
“The money that a biotech company or life science company can save by joining NHLS and participating in the Edge program would actually pay for their membership at NHLS, and they'd still be saving more money,” says Steve Kelly, CEO of NHLS member Timberline Construction Corp and Timberline Communications. “It's really a collective industry organization. There's a lot more strength there, much bigger buying power.”
NHLS Edge boasts an impressive roster of “preferred partners,” including Fisher Scientific (lab supplies, chemicals, safety products), Veolia Environmental Services (hazardous waste removal), Middlesex Gases (packaged cylinder & bulk gases), and W.B. Mason (office supplies).
“Take Fisher, a global leader who will sell at a discounted price to people through the NHLSEdge program,” Kelly says. “Well, most biotechs buy products from Fisher, but you pay less if you buy it through the Edge program.”
With less money spent on the same materials, New Hampshire’s businesses working in the life sciences industry can focus their resources on innovating and R&D, to bring that next potential cure or technology to market.
Having the preferred partners program also means that entrepreneurs just getting the business off the ground know that they are working with vetted vendors who have experience with the life science industry, including compliance with regulations for pharma and biotech products. This can streamline the process and help save time as well as money.
“There’s a lot of benefits to getting involved in NHLS,” Kelly said. “One, you have access to resources you might otherwise not, like NHLSEdge. Two, you’re now part of a collective voice that is going to advocate for you and your company’s sustainability and thriveability in the future.”
To explore more of NHLS membership options and see how you can benefit from joining, visit www.nhlifesciences.org/membership.
“There’s a lot of benefits to getting involved in NHLS, Steve Kelly, CEO of Timberline Construction & Tenney Mountain. "One, you have access to resources you might otherwise not, like NHLSEdge. Two, you’re now part of a collective voice that is going to advocate for you and your company’s sustainability and thriveability in the future."