About
About Indiana Life Sciences Association
Launched in 1994, the Indiana Life Sciences Association (formerly the Indiana Health Industry Forum) is a statewide trade association for any organization that makes living things healthier. We work on behalf of the Indiana life science industry—including one of the top biotech clusters in the world.
Our role is a crucial one. The life sciences industry alone accounts for about 15% of Indiana’s economy—more than $95 billion and 67,000 new jobs. When we invest in life science, we invest in great jobs for Hoosiers, and in technology and products that improve the quality of life for our neighbors and people around the world.
IN Life Sciences acts as a hub for life science industry networking, helping our members grow and thrive, and advocates on behalf of the larger life science business community.
We advance the growth of Indiana’s life sciences organizations.
Indiana Life Sciences Association members see clear benefits: a network of potential partners, increased buying power, and advocacy on behalf of your interests. We can connect you with businesses across the state, as well as national and global life sciences networks. We make introductions that can help organizations like yours succeed. Members also benefit from access to BIO Business Solutions, which can help increase your buying power and save money on everything from lab equipment to payroll services. Where legislation affecting the life sciences industry comes before state and federal policymakers, we keep you informed of its progress while advocating for choices that will make Indiana more welcoming for our members and others in the life sciences business community.
It is our mission to secure Indiana’s position as a global leader in life sciences by advocating, connecting, promoting, and delivering tangible benefits on behalf of our diverse corporate members. Join us and see what’s possible for your organization.
Special statement on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
At the Indiana Life Sciences Association, we appreciate how our individual and collective well-being is connected to the well-being of our society. Each person our member companies seek to help is unique in their genetic make-up but unified in their need for care, comfort, and understanding. The Indiana Life Sciences Association recognizes the critical need for diversity—racial, gender, religious, sexual orientation, ethnic, age—in every aspect of life sciences research and development. From encouraging, recruiting, and promoting researchers with diverse backgrounds and experiences, to broadening and diversifying clinical testing, to demanding inclusive leadership and decision making within companies and funders, and to providing equitable and accessible healthcare solutions to people in and from all communities, we must strive to be representative of the patients we serve and to ensure diversity among the voices at the table.
To that end, the Indiana Life Sciences Association pledges to advocate for state and federal policies that encourage and reward diversity, equity, and inclusion in life sciences research and development. We will leverage our local, national, and international networks to highlight companies and individuals that embody and value principles of DEI and connect them to tools and resources to further advance their cures and companies, and we will promote the great breadth and depth of Indiana’s life sciences industry to make sure that Indiana is a welcoming place where everyone’s contribution is recognized and valued. We pledge to look within ourselves to ensure we are practicing our values.
The life sciences industry must be a champion for diversity because only by being diverse ourselves can we accomplish the work there is to be done. Disease often affects the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our society and we must act in our role as business leaders to improve social justice and health equity for all.
2023 Annual Report
See an accounting of our work on behalf of our members, read more about our life science initiatives and legislative efforts.
Office Location
Visit our office at 429 E. Vermont Street, Suite 304 Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Metered parking is available in front of the building on Vermont Street.
Indianapolis meters are ParkMobile enabled. All forms of payment are accepted at the parking registration box.
Please take the elevator to the third floor, Suite 304.