A Success Story A Day: Wisconsin's Bioscience Industry

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