Grow Your Network
Our purchasing team also works to provide members with unique opportunities to forge new relationships with endorsed service providers at 150+ educational and networking events throughout California. Events include our annual Biocom Open House & Supplier Showcase and the Biocom PG Supplier Event Series, which combines industry networking with robust programs or panels that deliver thought-provoking content and on topics like education, training, and technology.
Share Best Practices
Biocom PG committees bring together experts from their respective fields to discuss industry trends, exchange ideas, and shape Biocom’s events, initiatives, programs, and practices.
Biocom PG Advisory Committees
Our member-driven advisory committees provide an opportunity within the life science community to discuss best purchasing trends and competitive landscapes within the following purchasing areas: lab, facilities/operations, data/IT, travel, and finance/HR. Meeting regularly throughout the year with our members ensures that the priorities and needs of our member companies come first in our contract portfolio, and help us develop stronger supplier programs for our ever-growing, diverse membership.
Biocom PG RFP Committees
Participation on one of our three-to-six month RFP Committees ensures your company is represented at the negotiation table while we leverage the purchasing spend of over 1,300 California life science member companies on products and services used every day.
Develop Professionally
At Biocom California, we understand that the work doesn’t stop when products and services are sourced. There is still a need for education and conversation to ensure that members’ employees are getting the most out of their savings and their buying decisions. Our Procurement Roundtables offer procurement, supply chain & sourcing professionals a chance to participate in roundtables throughout the state. These gatherings are intended to provide a hands-on forum for networking, exchanging ideas, and educational resources.
“”Biocom Purchasing Group’s ability to leverage the purchasing power of their large member base has unlocked a level of competitive pricing impressive even for an institute of my size, and is a GPO we can trust to negotiate with our best interests in mind.””
June Lombardi, Senior Director of Procurement, Scripps Research Institute
“”What I love about the Biocom Purchasing Group contracts are the unique terms and conditions negotiated. For us, the best pricing is only one side of the equation. We’re always looking for the best overall cost of doing business, and that means pairing effective cost management with best-in-class industry partners and exceptional service. Biocom always delivers and is standing by to ensure we are happy with the endorsed supplier.””
Wendy Hernandez, Director of Corporate Procurement , NuVasive
“”Participating in Biocom’s Purchasing Group committees has been extremely valuable, not just for my own professional development but also for securing aggressive pricing for my company and also allowing me to contribute towards the benefit of California’s life science community. It’s been an enlightening process to negotiate with the collective bargaining power and combined spending levels of the larger life science community. This leverage has resulted in a level of concessions that I haven’t encountered previously and has provided me with more knowledge to the advantage of my own negotiations. As a direct result of participating in these committees, my company has realized significant cost savings across a wide breadth of functions.””
Jeff Boldt, Associate Director, Lab Operations, Genomatica
“”Biocom’s Open House was a great success, I would rank it 5 out of 5. My favorite part of the event was the networking. Biocom has best served me through the increasing variety of suppliers and vetting suppliers/providers on behalf of biotech companies.””
Glenda Didienne, General Operations Manager, Inovio Pharmaceuticals
Your Partners in Purchasing
With over 25 years of biotech group purchase experience, our mission is to remain a world-class group purchasing organization by building upon the deepest expertise, the longest-running vetting process, and the most innovative team in the industry to help move your ideas to market faster. As a life science group purchasing organization, our success is measured by our customers’ ability to compete globally and positively impact the human condition. Your Biocom membership avails you access to all contracts, consultative services, spend analysis, and industry best practices. Power Up Your Savings with the Biocom Purchasing Group today!