Stimulus funding helps spur job growth in drug industry.
The biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector in San Diego, California, has grown substantially in the past two years, according to a new report. The Recession's Impact on San Diego's Technology Industries by the National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR), an independent think tank in La Jolla, California, found that there were about 19,900 biotechnology and pharmaceutical employees during the first quarter of this year, up some 10% from 2008. W. Erik Bruvold, NUSIPR president, attributes much of this to growth at private science institutions, such as the Salk Institute, due largely to government stimulus funding.
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The rise of San Diego. Nature 464, 1393 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7293-1393b
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7293-1393b