The State of Biosciences in Nebraska
July 13, 2011
Nebraska’s bioscience industry has a specialized employment concentration and is growing. The state has employment specializations in two of the four major subsectors – agricultural feedstock and chemicals and medical devices and equipment. Academic bioscience research and development expenditures totaled $251 million in 2008, led by biological sciences ($114 million) followed by medical sciences ($70 million) and agricultural sciences ($57 million).