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As the life science industry evolves, so do its talent needs

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A report by the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes details the US life science industry’s workforce needs and what it must do to maintain its competitive advantage in the worldwide market.

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Fig. 1: Life science industry job postings, 2010–2017.
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  1. California Life Science Institute, South San Francisco, CA, USA

    Lori Lindburg

  2. Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes, Washington, DC, USA

    Lori Lindburg & Liisa Bozinovic

  3. Biocom Institute, San Diego, CA, USA

    Liisa Bozinovic

  4. Life sciences strategy and operations consultant, Redwood City, CA, USA

    Ron Susek

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Lindburg, L., Bozinovic, L. & Susek, R. As the life science industry evolves, so do its talent needs. Nat Biotechnol 37, 481–483 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0091-5

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