Illinois: Pharmaceutical, Healthcare Recruitment Rises Rapidly: Illinois Innovation Ecosystem Report

Illinois: Pharmaceutical, Healthcare Recruitment Rises Rapidly: Illinois Innovation Ecosystem Report

Chicago

April 17, 2019

National Manufacturers Association: announced April 3

In 2018, the number of drug and medical device-related manufacturer jobs in Illinois was the largest, accounting for about a quarter of the total.

Manufacturing Jobs in Illinois:

Out of “83,000”

Pharmaceutical manufacturers: 18.6%,

Manufacturer of medical devices and medical supplies: 8.1%

Chicago’s Famous Companies:

Medline: medical supplies manufacturer
Abbott: Famous for diabetes drugs
Abbey: Biopharmaceuticals
GE Healthcare: Medical Imaging to Drug Discovery

University of Chicago:

Northwestern University: Supporting Development
University of Illinois: Notable Research Organizations
Matter: Incubator is accumulated
Illinois Science and Technology Association

Illinois Innovation Ecosystem Report:

From 2013 to 2017, 942 start-up companies are born from the University of Illinois.
Eighty-one percent of university-related and startup companies are in Illinois.
Canadian and Israeli companies use Matter as a window into the US market.
The importance of the Chicago healthcare industry is increasing.

-JETRO

https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2019/04/39feab27f97a9178.html

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