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The Biotechnology and Life Science Advising (BALSA) Group

The BALSA Group provides high-quality, affordable consulting services for university tech transfer, local start-ups, business accelerators, and multinational corporations.

About

The Biotechnology and Life Science Advising Group (BALSA) is a nonprofit organization that provides consulting services for university tech transfer, local start-ups, business accelerators, and multinational corporations. BALSA consults on a wide variety of topics including market research, technology development, competitor analysis, business plan development, and consumer facing materials. Consultants come from diverse backgrounds including postdoctoral research fellows, Ph.D. students, Law students and MBA students in the St Louis region.

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting, Development and Review
  • Demographic/Census Data
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research
  • Identification/Research of Foreign Markets
  • Forming a Business

Import and Export Assistance

  • Networking/Exploring Exporting

Marketing/Sales

  • Feasibility Studies

Product Development

  • Patent Information
  • Product Design and Development
  • Prototype Development

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Valuation

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • Manufacturing Development
  • High Tech Development
  • Life Sciences Development
  • Commercialization
  • Industrial Technology Research
  • Technology Transfer

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Student Research Projects
  • Student Marketing Projects

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources
  • Forming a Business
  • Feasibility Studies
Connect Me With This Organization
Contact Information
Erica Ely
Address
4579 Laclede Ave. #336
#336
Saint Louis, MO 63108
Website
http://BALSA.org
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