Each and every one of us plays an important role in helping Americans gain and maintain access to life saving medicines, in order to fight chronic disease and to live longer, healthier lives.
Currently, WWFH Pennsylvania is a network of 50+ life science companies, business and labor groups, and patient/community organizations that seek to educate our elected leaders, the news media and our communities about the important economic and social contributions of the life sciences industry.
We stand together on critical public policy issues that allow the life sciences sector and the surrounding community to thrive, so that together we can:
- Foster an environment for increased economic development and service as a positive economic driver for Pennsylvania
- Lead in the research and development of new cures which make a difference in the quality of life for Pennsylvanians and millions of Americans
- Invest effectively in our communities, our patients our employees, our businesses and community partners
The biopharmaceutical sector is the foundation of one of Pennsylvania’s most dynamic innovation and business ecosystems. Not only does the industry invest heavily in the research and development of new treatments and cures, it also generates high quality jobs, powers economic output and exports for the U.S. economy and sustains a very large-scale supply chain.
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Supporting High Quality Jobs in Pennsylvania
The innovative biopharmaceutical sector directly supported 51,895 jobs in Pennsylvania in 2020. These jobs are often high-skill, high-wage professions.
The industry also supported another 219,398 jobs indirectly, for a total of about 271,293 jobs across the Pennsylvania 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.
Pennsylvania workers whose jobs were supported by the biopharmaceutical sector paid a total of $4.8 billion in personal taxes in 2020—$4.1 billion in federal taxes and $606.1 million in state taxes.
Pennysylvania's Economic Impact
In 2020, the biopharmaceutical sector supported $82.7 billion in economic output for the state of Pennsylvania—including $40.1 billion generated directly by the sector, and another $42.6 billion through its vendors and suppliers and through the economic activity of its workforce.
vendor relationships
vendor spending
$7,921,841,578
Partners
For more information on WWFH-PA, please contact us at info@weworkforhealth.org.
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Media
Meet Rob Long. He is a cancer survivor and the Executive Director of Uplifting Athletes in Doylestown, PA.
Meet Rob Long. He is a cancer survivor and the Executive Director of Uplifting Athletes in Doylestown, PA.
Watch and learn why some of our PA partners attend the annual We Work For Health Summit
Watch and learn why some of our PA partners attend the annual We Work For Health Summit
The 2014 We Work For Health PA Summit gathered business leaders at GSK's Navy Yard facility to discuss the economic impact of the biopharmaceutical industry.
The 2014 We Work For Health PA Summit gathered business leaders at GSK's Navy Yard facility to discuss the economic impact of the biopharmaceutical industry.
