Global Life Sciences Cluster Report 2011 - Jones Lang LaSalle

15th
10.2%
% life science
employment
13th
10.0
Science and
engineering
students
(per 1,000)
Emerging cluster
Houston
11th
$509.2
NIH funding
(in millions)
Rank in relation to 16 United States clusters
7th
$218.3
VC funding
(in millions)
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14th
1.6%
13th
State
R&D spend
(as % of GDP)
2,920
Research
facilities
(in thousands
of square feet)
Overview
Overall rank based on quantitative data,
among 16 United States clusters.
Houston’s rich research resources and
life sciences community are strongly
rooted in the infrastructure provided by
the Texas Medical Center.
Houston’s emerging life sciences cluster revolves around innovation
at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) located just outside of the Houston
central business district. TMC has planned more than $7 billion in
capital projects through 2014.
Current activity around the TMC has been dominated by two
developments in the 100-acre University of Texas Research Park.
The first is GE Healthcare’s $55 million joint development of the
Center for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Texas
Research Park. The center conducts imaging research and encourages
commercialization of new medical technologies. Additionally, MD
Anderson’s new 85,000-square-foot, $125 million Proton Therapy
Center offers state-of-the-art radiation therapy to cancer patients.
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