Global Life Sciences Cluster Report 2011 - Jones Lang LaSalle
Global Life Sciences Cluster Report 2011 - Jones Lang LaSalle
Global Life Sciences Cluster Report 2011 - Jones Lang LaSalle
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6th<br />
13.0%<br />
% life science<br />
employment<br />
11th<br />
11.5<br />
Science and<br />
engineering<br />
students<br />
(per 1,000)<br />
Emerging cluster<br />
Indianapolis<br />
16th<br />
$126.5<br />
NIH funding<br />
(in millions)<br />
Rank in relation to 16 United States clusters<br />
16th<br />
$4.4<br />
VC funding<br />
(in millions)<br />
57 Americas | <strong>Jones</strong> <strong>Lang</strong> <strong>LaSalle</strong><br />
11th<br />
2.4%<br />
16th<br />
State<br />
R&D spend<br />
(as % of GDP)<br />
1,353<br />
Research<br />
facilities<br />
(in thousands<br />
of square feet)<br />
The city of Indianapolis and surrounding<br />
areas have made enhancements to the cluster’s<br />
emerging life sciences sector a priority via<br />
development project funding, grant programs<br />
and aggressive business-friendly incentives to<br />
improve its viability in the global marketplace.<br />
Overview<br />
Indianapolis’s life sciences community has grown dramatically during<br />
the past decade, thanks in large part to the collaborative efforts of<br />
the state government, industry-focused organizations, area universities<br />
and leading area employers.<br />
Eli Lilly, one of the industry’s largest pharmaceutical makers, is<br />
based in Indianapolis, and several of the largest medical device<br />
manufacturers, including Zimmer, Biomet and DuPuy Orthopedics,<br />
are headquartered in northern Indiana. Also in the area is medical<br />
manufacturer Cook Incorporated of Bloomington near Indiana<br />
Tof C<br />
Overall rank based on quantitative data,<br />
among 16 United States clusters.
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