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 10,111 jobs in Connecticut in 2020. These jobs are often high-skill, high-wage professions.
The industry also supported another 35,064 jobs indirectly, for a total of about 45,175 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 $1.1 billion in personal taxes in 2020—$902 million in federal taxes and $148 million in state taxes.
Connecticut's Economic Impact
In 2020, the biopharmaceutical sector supported $13.8 billion in economic output for the state of Connecticut—including $6.6 billion generated directly by the sector, and another $7.2 billion through its vendors and suppliers and through the economic activity of its workforce.
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$712,836,340
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Media
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!
