Industry: Bioscience
With leading life sciences and health technology research, Wisconsin has established itself among the best of the best in bioscience. Industry-leading research takes place every day at the state’s premier University of Wisconsin system, along with collaboration from the biggest names in bioscience who call Wisconsin home, such as Epic Systems and Exact Sciences. These ground-breaking advances have created a growing $6.5 billion industry, with no signs of slowing down as growth rates remained at 8.2 percent between 2007 and 2012.
Stats:
• 1600 Companies
• 36K employed
• $6.5B industry

WMC’s Kay Kertz Promoted to Senior Vice President
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) announced on Wednesday that Kay Kertz has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance & Human Resources.