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on Tech Collective's partnerships with industry leaders on business services and products.

Tech Collective's Business Solutions program offers its members discounts and special benefits on products and services that are essential to their business operations. Members receive experience, expertise and significant savings through the strategic partnerships with industry-leading suppliers.  Through our state affiliation with BIO; the BIOGroup, INFOGroup, and Tech Collective are able to offer members a significant discount on  products and services as; 

•  Office Supplies
•  Computer / Technology Partners
• Gases: Packaged & Bulk  
• Employee Benefit Insurances 
• Business Insurances  
• Laboratory Supplies, Equipment & Chemicals 
• Moving & Storage 
• Retirement Plans  

To learn more about these savings and membership contact Kshields@tech-collective.org

 Office Depot, the world's largest seller of office products, is able to offer our members significant discounts on office supplies, furniture and equipment. We can offer to our members very aggressive pricing-based on $6 million of total annual volume, through our BIO affiliation thus, any member company that participates in the Office Depot program receives pricing as if it were a purchaser of that volume. The program offers many other benefits beyond significant savings, such as: next-day delivery, no minimums, and free delivery.  Additionally, through our partnership with Tech Depot (an Office Depot company), members can receive significant discounts on computer & technology products.

 We have partnered with the leading distributor of laboratory supplies and equipment for the life sciences industry, VWR International. BIO has negotiated very competitive pricingbased on $45 million of annual total volumeon the entire VWR product offering of more than 750,000 products from 5,000 manufacturers. In addition, VWR has arranged for special pricing agreements with major manufacturers, plus many other member-only benefits.

We are able to offer our members special terms, preferred pricing and comprehensive coverage on group employee benefits insurances from Wachovia. This includes such health and welfare lines of insurance as medical, disability, life, dental, AD&D, prescription drug, vision, and travel accident.  The employee benefits programs are grounded in a full-service approach and include HR tools and support services, electronic/hard-copy employee communications and education, HR consulting, and employee assistance programs.

  We have also partnered with two leading gases suppliers, Airgas, Inc. and BOC Gases, to offer members special pricing and terms on packaged gases (cylinders, dewars/cryogens and micro-bulk), dry ice and bulk gases. Through the BIO program, Airgas, the largest distributor of industrial, medical specialty gases and related equipment in the US, provides packaged gases and dry ice; bulk gases are provided by BOC Gases, a world leader in the production and distribution of bulk gases.

 Humboldt Storage and Moving, a United Van Lines agent, is your one-stop for moving your entire company or a single employee, across town or overseas. Humboldt provides moving, relocation and storage services, and has a strong focus on customer service. Humboldt has a unique expertise with serving the biotech industry, and offers BIO members a substantial discount.

 BIO has teamed with Fidelity Investments, the nation's retirement leader*, to help our members provide a retirement plan that meets their employees' needs. Fidelity offers three distinct 401(k) plans to BIO members at discounted pricing.

 We have partnered with the leading provider of Directors and Officers liability insurance: Monitor Liability Managers. Monitor will bring their D&O expertise to the BIO membership, while also offering exclusive member benefits. Monitor is the managing general underwriter for Admiral Insurance Company and Carolina Casualty Insurance Company.

 For more than 20 years, member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies ("Chubb") have been providing cost-effective risk management and insurance protection tailored to the unique requirements technology companies.  Their experience and expertise, coupled with Chubb's financial strength and superior claims service, were the reasons they were selected.