Since 2007 BioTN, a 501c(3) group, has been a frontrunner in life science and STEM-related financial and workforce growth packages, partnerships and advocacy efforts. BioTN’s mission is to advertise, inside the state of Tennessee, the Southeastern US and past: 1) Information of, and schooling in, STEM and the biosciences, 2) Innovation and entrepreneurship in STEM and the biosciences, and three) The constructive influence of STEM and the biosciences on human well being. We consider that by way of funding in these three vital areas — schooling, workforce growth, and entrepreneurship, our state will proceed to develop into a significant hub of analysis and growth that may change lives.