New Hampshire Life Sciences

Name

New Hampshire Life Sciences

Legal name

New Hampshire Life Sciences

Website

https://nhlifesciences.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: NHLS generates revenue through membership fees from life sciences companies and organizations across the state. Membership provides access to programs, events, policy advocacy, industry intelligence, education, and exclusive offerings through NHLS Edge.
2. Sponsorship Revenue: Annual sponsorships including Premier Partner ($50,000), Spark Sponsor ($25,000), quarterly spotlight events, bi-monthly webinars ($2,500 each), and tiered event sponsorships for Live Free Life Sciences, Legislative Day, C-Level Dinner, and Empower events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

New Hampshire Life Sciences (NHLS) is a statewide nonprofit trade association that connects, convenes, and facilitates the advancement of the life sciences industry in New Hampshire through member programs, events, policy advocacy, industry intelligence, and education. It provides membership-based access to networking, the NHLS Edge discount program, and serves as the industry's collective voice in state-level policy and economic development.

Product overview

New Hampshire Life Sciences (NHLS) is a nonprofit trade association serving as the statewide life sciences industry organization. Rather than a unified software product, the organization offers a portfolio of membership services including access to NHLS Edge (pre-vetted discount programs), event programming (Live Free Life Sciences annual flagship event, Empower Life Sciences, Legislative Day, C-Level Dinner, and seasonal networking events), policy advocacy, and industry intelligence. The association also operates an Economic Development Committee focused on attracting biotech, medtech, and advanced manufacturing investment to the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NHLS Membership Annual membership program providing access to member benefits, NHLS Edge pre-vetted discounts, preferred terms, premier customer service, and networking opportunities across New Hampshire's life sciences ecosystem. Targeted at life sciences companies, suppliers, and academic institutions.
• NHLS Edge Exclusive member benefit program offering pre-vetted competitive discounts, preferred terms and conditions, and premier customer service on critical products and services for life sciences companies.
• Live Free Life Sciences Event Premier annual statewide showcase event bringing together life sciences leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, and partners to highlight innovation in biotech, medtech, and healthcare in New Hampshire.
• Empower Life Sciences Event Annual event bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders driving the future of biotech and med-tech in New Hampshire. Held in September.
• Legislative Day Annual legislative advocacy event enabling NHLS members to engage with state policymakers on issues affecting the life sciences industry in New Hampshire.
• C-Level Dinner Executive-level networking dinner hosted by NHLS for C-suite leaders of life sciences companies operating in or expanding to New Hampshire.
• NHLS Industry Intelligence Reports Research and industry data products including 'NH by the Numbers' economic reports and news & insights content covering the New Hampshire life sciences ecosystem, workforce statistics, and market trends.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27.9% job growth 2019-2023, outpacing national pace
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered founding member, partner and collaborative partner.

• Lonza Portsmouthfounding memberStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024Specializes in custom production of mammalian biopharmaceuticals and cell therapies at Portsmouth, NH facility. Joined as fifth founding member. Executive Site Director Kevin Kerls highlighted benefits of ecosystem coordination.
• MilliporeSigmafounding memberStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2024Division of Merck KGaA with an extensive portfolio of over 300,000 products supporting scientific discovery and biomanufacturing. Joined as fourth founding member in August 2024.
• Timberline Constructionfounding memberStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2024Trusted partner to life sciences companies, building world-class facilities. Joined as third founding member in May 2024. Vice President Devin Gleeson co-chairs the Economic Development Committee.
• Novocurefounding memberStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2024Global oncology company that employs 300-400 workers at its North American flagship location in Portsmouth, NH. Novocure joined as an inaugural founding member of NHLS in January 2024, representing major life sciences employer in the state.
• Novo Nordiskfounding memberStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2024Leading global healthcare company founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark, with significant operations in West Lebanon, NH. Joined as inaugural founding member representing pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Bio Organization (via CSBA)partnerOthersNHLS is affiliated with BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) through the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA), providing national representation and resources.
• AdvaMedpartnerOthersPartnership with AdvaMed (Advanced Medical Technology Association) including participation in State MedTech Alliance (SMTA) initiatives.
• Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)partnerOthersPartnership with MDMA representing medical device manufacturers at the national level.
• MassBiocollaborative partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassachusetts biotechnology association joined as collaborative partner, reflecting the complementary relationship between NH and MA life sciences ecosystems.
• Business & Industry Association (BIA) of NHcollaborative partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe unifying voice of business in NH, championing competitive business climate. Joined as collaborative partner to support life sciences industry growth.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MichBio: Michigan's statewide biosciences industry association and affiliate of BIO. Comparable member-driven model serving a single state with an industry base spanning pharma, medical devices, and agricultural biotech.
• BioNJ: New Jersey's statewide biotechnology and life sciences trade association. Closely mirrors NHLS's structure (membership dues, advocacy, events, networking) and serves a comparable pharma/biotech-heavy ecosystem in a single US state.
• MassBio: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is the statewide life sciences trade association for the Boston/Cambridge cluster, the largest biotech ecosystem in the world. It is the closest geographic and functional peer to NHLS and is already a stated collaborative partner.
• Life Sciences Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's statewide trade association for the life sciences community, providing advocacy, education, networking, and member services. A near-analog state-level association model with comparable programmatic structure.
• California Life Sciences: The statewide life sciences association for California, formed from the merger of BayBio and California Healthcare Institute. Operates a comparable trade-association model — membership, advocacy, events, and industry intelligence — serving the largest US life sciences state.
• NCBiotech: North Carolina Biotechnology Center is a quasi-governmental statewide life sciences organization that combines trade association functions (advocacy, networking, industry intelligence) with economic development — closely paralleling NHLS's Economic Development Committee agenda.
• BioFlorida: Florida's statewide life sciences industry association, focused on advocacy, networking, and economic development for biotech, pharma, medtech, and related industries in a single US state — directly comparable in scope and mission to NHLS.
• Indiana Life Sciences Association: State-level industry association for Indiana's life sciences sector, offering advocacy, member services, and networking. A structurally similar peer operating at the same scale in a single US state.

Broad incumbents

• AdvaMed: National trade association for medical technology and device manufacturers. NHLS is a partner via AdvaMed's State MedTech Alliance, and AdvaMed offers a broader-scope medtech membership and advocacy platform that overlaps with NHLS's medtech segment.
• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO): The largest US trade association representing the entire biotechnology industry at the national level. NHLS is affiliated with BIO via the Council of State Bioscience Associations; BIO provides national policy advocacy, events (BIO Convention), and industry data that complement but overlap with NHLS's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nh-life-sciences

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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