The life sciences encompasses
a broad spectrum of industries that cross each other's paths—from
bioinformatics, biotechnology, health care, genome sciences, and chemistry, to manufacturing, nanotechnology,
engineering, and physics.
In
Puget Sound alone, there are approximately 27,043 employees in
biotechnology and biomedical device companies, or about 2 percent
of the entire Puget Sound workforce. The biotechnology sector
has the potential to impact thousands of jobs in King County.
In 2005, the WDC partnered with
the Puget Sound Regional Council, Prosperity Partnership, and the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association to bring together a panel of 30 leaders in the life sciences industry, the education system, employers, local government and economic and workforce development.
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