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Life sciences workforce trends evolve with the industry

As the biotech industry grows and shifts within an increasingly global economy, so does its need for talent that spans discovery through commercialization.

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Figure 2: US regional demand for the life sciences industry jobs.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the pivotal role played by members of the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes (http://www.csbinstitutes.org/) in conducting this research.

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Nugent, K., Lindburg, L. Life sciences workforce trends evolve with the industry. Nat Biotechnol 33, 107–109 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3116

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