Unknown Organization

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 14, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$320,408

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Business development workshops and events* conducted 20 events: 9 workshops, 10 bioscience roundtable luncheons, and 1 annual awards dinner. * okbio held its first annual awards dinner on january 20, 2011 at the skirvin hotel, following an afternoon accelerate partnering conference. A total of 170 individuals registered and 155 attended, in spite of inclement weather. The inaugural event was successful, with a dynamic keynote speaker, steven burrill, of burrill and company, and the inaugural champion of bioscience award presented to, and subsequently named for, stanton l. Young. Mike anderson was also recognized for his contributions to oklahoma bioscience. * partnered in the sbir task force organized by i2e and ocast to improve the quality and quantity of oklahoma bioscience sbir grant proposals. * participated in the annual ou health sciences center great (graduate research education & technology) symposium "career options in oklahoma bioscience" program on march 31. Okbio hosted 15 students and faculty from the bioscience programs at tulsa community college and oklahoma city community college, taking them to the great symposium, arranging for tours of three bio company laboratories and inviting them to attend our how we did it workshop, featuring cytovance, as our guests.* co-sponsored and/or cross-promoted 9 other business development workshops. * surveyed event attendees at each okbio workshop; utilized results to plan additional offerings in line with respondents' needs.* hosted networking receptions in conjunction with 7 workshops* sponsored 10 bioscience roundtable (bsr) informal monthly lunch meetings, which offer speakers and networking opportunities* okbio was invited to be a regional sponsor of the 2011 rocky mountain life science investors & partnering conference held september 21-23 in denver and collaborated with i2e to have two oklahoma companies present to investors at the event. The companies reported excellent networking, new valuable contacts, and high potential for follow-up. Overall, it was deemed to be a good new venue for exposure for oklahoma and oklahoma companies to regional investors.

Activity 3

Outreach* created the first oklahoma statewide bioscience directory and placed in the first edition of the okbio magazine. The publication was distributed widely: first at the okbio awards dinner, then as a journal record insert, at bio 2011, at okbio events and on an on-going basis at the presbyterian health foundation conference center. * developed, produced and utilized suite of customizable informational materials targeted to various audiences. Provided information flyers, e-mail blasts, e-newsletter and website information about programs and benefits for the bioscience community.* electronic marketing was expanded through the use of social media, including facebook, twitter, and two private linked-in groups. Okbio still promotes events, newsletter and special announcements through email blasts; those and additional messages are also being pushed out through twitter, facebook and linkedin. * increased facebook users by 70% * increased twitter followers by 80% * continuously created conversations on linkedin marketing and communication group * okbio youtube videos viewed over 65 times * okbio held a marketing summit june 14 which convened marketing and pr specialists from bioscience companies and related organizations, for the purpose of joining forces to create a unified, consistent voice for oklahoma bioscience. Additionally, the group serves as a quick response resource for media opportunities and provides an ongoing pipeline of bio articles. The group continues to communicate and function as a committee utilizing an okbio linkedin group. * a total of 17 news articles about okbio and oklahoma bioscience were published in 2011.* during the september-december period, coverage generated over 500,000 media impressions, with over $50,000 in earned media value* oeta produced a 3-part series "the cutting edge" on oklahoma bioscience for its oklahoma news report in september. The piece included interviews with sheri stickley, okbio; darren head, cytovance; bryan fuller, therametics/dermedics; david albert, alivecor and steve rhines, noble foundation.* jones pr also arranged for a tulsa world article on diana spencer, with tulsa community college, on tcc's vibrant bioscience program * when it was negotiating with united airlines for a direct flight to san francisco, the oklahoma city airport trust contacted okbio to ask if we would do a quick survey of our members to determine their interest in such a flight. The response by okbio members was immediate and enthusiastic. In its press release, united airlines cited the interest expressed by the bioscience community as a factor in its decision to add the direct flight.* governor mary fallin headed a 70+ member oklahoma delegation to bio 2011 in washington d.c. June 27-30th. Over 2700 attendees and prospects visited the oklahoma booth, provided by the greater oklahoma city chamber. Okbio actively participated through a sponsorship, providing article for tabloid, providing special landing page on okbio website, promoting bio on the okbio website, through email blasts and at events.* hosted a pre-bio workshop on how to maximize one's time, efforts and funds at bio. The 4/7/11 - how to do it workshop - "how to get the most bang for your buck at bio," featured margaret core director of sales & marketing, conventions & conferences, bio, and a panel of local experts.* managed the okbio/oklahoma business roundtable scholarship program again this year. The scholarship winners, who received up to $3,000 to defray the cost of attending bio, included craig shimasaki, lumidx; dave karlman, otologic pharmaceutics; and robert floyd, onconos llc.* okbio staff attended bio, participated in the oklahoma events and worked at the oklahoma pavilion.

Filer

EIN

74-3242679