The Ionis NEXT group engages middle and high school students with diverse backgrounds and make them aware of the various life sciences career paths and opportunities. Employees are encouraged to join this ERG from both the science areas as well as G&A functions of the company. Students benefit by attending workshops, demonstrations and/or participating in a mentorship program with professionals in their area of interest.

empowHER is our employee resource group focused on increasing engagement and opportunities for women at Ionis to grow in leadership and in their careers. We are committed to drive increased representation of women across all levels of leadership, with the goal of preparing more women for senior leadership positions. Our vision is to create an inclusive community of women and men dedicated to the diversity and inclusion of our talent pool, enabling Ionis to unlock the full potential of its current and future workforce.

The focus of this group is to allow Ions to learn and engage in dialogue on topics around diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and social justice. A key function of this ERG is to act as a focus group to help develop our DEI training series and other DEI initiatives.

BLEND’s mission is to promote Black and LatinX cultural awareness at Ionis. We focus on building a community of Black and LatinX members by which we aim to attract, develop, retain, and promote their advancement by fostering networking, professional development, mentoring, and leadership opportunities with a focus on the recruitment, retention, learning, and advancement of Latinx and Black employees at Ionis.