Signs of Life: The Growth of Biotechnology Centers in the U.S

The Brookings Institution report indicates that nine metropolitan areas have been identified as the nations possessing the greatest concentration of the U.S. biotechnology industry. The study reports that the nine areas account for more than 60 percent of all spending on research by the National Institutes of Health; slightly less than two-thirds of all biotech-related patents; eight of every nine VC dollars invested in biopharmaceuticals; and, 95 percent of the dollars in research alliances.