The New England Biotech Association (NEBA) is a coalition of

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

companies, academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and

trade organization A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...

s from all six

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...

States. NEBA serves as a regional policy and public affairs voice for the

and biopharmaceutical industry. NEBA is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

, member driven organization, with over 600 members. The Chairman of NEBA is Paul Pescatello, Director of Connecticut United for Research Excellence -(CURE.) In 2010, NEBA advocated against measures that would harm the biotechnology industry i
Maine
and other New England states. The organization also launched a websit
www.MassRxHelp.org
to help consumers save money on prescription medications.{{cite web, url = http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/03/29/daily24.html, url-status = dead, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121026052549/http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/03/29/daily24.html, archive-date = 2012-10-26, title = Industry, lawmakers rally for drug coupons - Boston Business Journal

External links

Official web site

References

Biotechnology organizations Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts