Connecticut has been a leader in the area of biopharmaceutical and medical research for decades. The unique combination of its universities, hospitals and lab facilities has provided an environment where new discoveries in biotech and bioscience can thrive. Building upon its existing foundation, Connecticut is looking towards new horizons as it expands its efforts through new investments in the future of the bioscience industry.
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September 23, 2019 #1 Paul Pescatello on CT Bioscience Industry
Welcome to our new and innovative podcast, “Working For Health”!
During this podcast we’ll be exploring the bioscience industry in Connecticut. Connecticut has long been a leader in the area of biopharmaceutical and medical research and it’s continuing to grow. We’re going to be talking to researchers, scientists, bioscience companies, start-ups, patient advocates and maybe even some of our policymakers!
August 27, 2019 Working for Health - Trailer
Welcome to “Working for Health” a new podcast about the growing and exciting bioscience Industry in CT! Connecticut has long been a leader in the area of biopharmaceutical and medical research and it’s continuing to expand and grow. Working for Health will talk to researchers, scientists, bio start-ups, patients…...and maybe even some our policymakers! We’ll bring you unique conversations that you won’t hear anywhere else, thanks to our unique combination of bioscience companies, universities, hospitals and lab facilities right here in our backyard. Head to Apple podcasts - or wherever you get your podcasts - and subscribe right now to “Working for Health”.
Supporting High Quality Jobs in Connecticut
The innovative biopharmaceutical sector directly supported 8,963 jobs in Connecticut in 2017. These jobs are often high-skill, high-wage professions.
The industry also supported another 444,891 jobs indirectly, for a total of about 35,433 jobs across the Connecticut economy. These additional jobs are with vendors and suppliers such as construction companies and I.T. companies, and jobs generated by the sector’s employees such as day care centers and restaurants.
Connecticut workers whose jobs were supported by the biopharmaceutical sector paid a total of $805.5 million in personal taxes in 2017—$698.6 million in federal taxes and $107 million in state taxes.
Connecticut's Economic Impact
In 2017, the biopharmaceutical sector supported $9 billion in economic output for the state of Connecticut—including $4.2 billion generated directly by the sector, and another $4.7 billion through its vendors and suppliers and through the economic activity of its workforce.
Direct Output per Direct Employee in 2017
vendor relationships
vendor spending
$630,430,790
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Business/Economic Development Partners
Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut
Connecticut Bioscience Growth Council
Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA)
Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS)
Connecticut Energy Marketers Association (CEMA)
Connecticut In-Plant Operators
Connecticut Retail Merchants Association
Connecticut Road Builders Association
Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE)
Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
MetroHartford Alliance
Motor Transport Association of Connecticut, Inc.
New England BIO
Spanish American Merchants Association
Town of Farmington, Department of Economic Development
Utility Contractors Association of CT
Biopharmaceutical Partners
Boehringer-Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Pfizer
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Health/Advocacy Groups
AIDS CT
Alliance for Living
American Cancer Society – CT Chapter
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists – CT Chapter
Arthritis Foundation, New England Chapter
Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention
Epilepsy Foundation Connecticut Chapter
March of Dimes Connecticut Chapter
Physicians for Women’s Health
Women’s Health Connecticut
Labor Partners
Associated General Contractors of Connecticut (AGC-CT)
Carpenters Union Local #210
Connecticut Iron Workers Local #15
Connecticut Plumbers & Pipefitter Local #777
International Union of Operating Engineers Local #478
Sheet Metal Workers Local #40
Academic Partners
Southern Connecticut State University
Growing Great Schools
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A few WWFH-CT partners attended the 2017 We Work For Health Summit. Hear from some of them in our recap video!
A few WWFH-CT partners attended the 2017 We Work For Health Summit. Hear from some of them in our recap video!
