July 13, 2011
Innovation Philadelphia
Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania
Office of Governor Tom Corbett
Pennsylvania Bio
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Pennsylvania State Senate
University of Pittsburgh – Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
July 13, 2011
Pennsylvania has a leading and specialized bioscience industry. Among the four major subsectors, the State has a specialized employment concentration in two—drugs and pharmaceuticals (location quotient of 1.65), and research, testing and medical laboratories (1.53). Academic bioscience research and development expenditures totaled $1.61 billion in 2008, heavily concentrated in medical sciences ($1.1 billion).
July 13, 2011
Pennsylvania is a national leader in the biosciences and home to premier universities, hospitals, and other bioscience research institutions. The state is a top employer in bioscience industries, a leading innovator in bioscience-related patents, and nationally-ranked investor in academic R&D and recipient of federal research grants.
July 13, 2011
Pennsylvania Bio recognizes that policy makers again face difficult decisions in the upcoming budget cycle. With this in mind, we believe that this is the right time to engage in the planning of a long-term strategy for the biosciences in PA.
July 13, 2011
Pennsylvania Bio, the only statewide association in the commonwealth dedicated solely to the issues of the bioscience industry, urges legislators to recognize the importance of bioscience companies in Pennsylvania toward improving patient care, improving health globally, and to the economic growth of the commonwealth.
July 13, 2011
October 23-25, 2011
Marriott Tampa Waterside
Tampa, FL
July 13, 2011
October 23-25, 2011
Marriott Tampa Waterside
Tampa, FL
July 13, 2011
September 21, 2011
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
Alachua, FL
July 13, 2011
August 31, 2011
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
