Study shows bioscience industry has $7.2 billion impact on West Virginia´s economy

• Release Date: Friday, September 12, 2008
• Dateline (city): Charleston, West Virginia
• Contact: Holly McGinness, Marketing Manager, 49 89 5488 4112
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The new study "An Economic Profile of the Bioscience Industry in West Virginia" reports that the West Virginia’s bioscience industry has a private sector economic impact of $7.2 billion and supports more than 21,000 jobs in the state. West Virginia University (WVU), Marshall University and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine combine for an additional $200 million in economic impact. The study by WVU was commissioned by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.  

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