The mission of We Work For Health is to educate company employees about the important contributions the biopharmaceutical industry makes to society and to the quality of life for all people.

Together, the biopharmaceutical industry improves the healthcare system by bringing to market the best possible medicines and therapies. We believe that uniting as an industry to generate awareness of the role we play in America’s health care can only increase our ability to bring life improving products to all patients in need.

Our Co-Chairs

Bob Dayton
Delaware Bioscience Association, President

Dennis Rochford
Delaware Health Care Commission

Dr. Robert Laskowski
Christiana Care Health Systems, President and CEO

Sam Lathem
Delaware AFL-CIO, President

Miguel McInnis, MPH
Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers, Executive Director

Rob Eppes
Junior Achievement of Delaware, President

James A. Wolfe
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, President and CEO

Our Partners

ABS, Inc.
Aerotek Scientific, LLC
AFL-CIO Delaware
Agilent Technologies
AIDS Delaware
Alzheimer’s Association, Delaware Valley Chapter
American Cancer Society - Delmarva Region
American Diabetes Association, Delaware Chapter
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Local # 1607 and # 640
American Postal Workers Union (APWU) - Southern Delaware Area
ANP Technologies
Analtech, Inc
Asbestos Workers - Local #42
AstraZeneca
Athena Biotechnologies, Inc.
Augmenta Biologicals
Biotech Vendor Services, Inc.
Building & Construction Trades Council of Delaware AFL-CIO
Christiana Care Health System
Conrad Schools of Science
Delaware Academy of Medicine
Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies
Delaware Bioscience Association
Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Delaware Biotechnology Park
Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children & Families
Delaware HIV Consortium
Delaware Pharmacists Society
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
Delaware State University, College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
Delaware Technical & Community College
Delmarva Rural Ministries
D’Souza & Associates
Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
Equipped for Success, Inc.
Fraunhofer CMB
The Growth Coach
H & S Enterprise, Inc.
Henrietta Johnson Medical Center
Institute for Community Health Center Performance
Integrated Social Solutions
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Iron Workers)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) - 31238
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) - Local #1
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) - Local 542
Isogen LLC
Junior Achievement of Delaware, Inc.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Laborers’ International Union of North America - Local 1029
Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
MySherpa
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
Neurofibromatosis Mid-Atlantic
New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
New Castle County Economic Development Council
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Select Greater Philadelphia
SL Pharma Labs, Inc.
Snee Associates
Strategic Diagnostics
Streamline Health
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters - Local 74
United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union (UAW) - Local # 435 and # 1183
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) - Local #27
United Steelworkers of America (USWA)
University of Delaware
WellDoc, Inc.
Westside Family Health
William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center

Industry Impact

America’s biopharmaceutical sector helps to research, manufacture, distribute and promote innovative therapies that make a critical difference in the lives of millions of people. In the last ten years, scientists have discovered and developed more than 300 completely new medicines, vaccines and biologics approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
The value of this sector, however, extends beyond life-enhancing advancements in medicine and includes great contributions to Delaware’s economy. Biopharmaceutical companies are also vital economic partners, generating tax revenue, creating high-paying jobs and providing growth opportunities for related industries and domestic labor. In fact:

• Biopharmaceutical companies supported a total of 20,893 jobs in Delaware in 2008 - 7,488 directly in the sector and 13,405 in other sectors.
• Direct biopharmaceutical wages in Delaware were estimated to be $765.09 million in 2008, resulting in an estimated $197.8 million in federal taxes and $34.9 million in state taxes.
• In 2010, U.S. scientists and researchers were conducting 15,134 studies to develop medicines targeting cancers, rare diseases, and other important conditions. 424 of these trials were active in Delaware.
• In Delaware, biopharmaceutical companies invested $78.1 million in research and development of new medicines in 2008.

In addition, many biopharmaceutical companies provide philanthropic assistance in their local communities through support of access to affordable products, education, social services, arts and other community needs.

To learn more, download the fact sheet (PDF): The Biopharmaceutical Sector’s Impact on the State of Delaware