Creating The Integrated Health Solutions of Tomorrow
Wisconsin is addressing global health and sustainability challenges and propelling the world toward better solutions through proven expertise across the full biohealth spectrum, including medical devices and diagnostics, biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals, digital health and health research.
In Wisconsin, biohealth researchers, professionals and entrepreneurs work side by side to address the world’s evolving health challenges. Wisconsin boasts some of the nation’s top research institutes, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison investing more than $1 billion annually in research and development. Wisconsin has a highly educated workforce and a low cost of living—the best of both worlds, as is evidenced by our high concentration of companies and employment in biohealth fields.
Due to Wisconsin’s strength in multiple subsectors of biohealth, the state has become an attractive destination for foreign direct investment. Many biohealth startups in Wisconsin have grown into thriving companies whose technology draws international interest.
BIOHEALTH LEADERSHIP
Wisconsin is consistently ranked at the top, from health care and cost of living to career opportunities and industry development.
46,000+
Biohealth industry jobs
“Wisconsin Biohealth Industry Landscape and Economic Impact Report,” prepared by TEConomy Partners LLC for BioForward, 2020
1,700+
Biohealth industry companies
“Wisconsin Biohealth Industry Landscape and Economic Impact Report,” prepared by TEConomy Partners LLC for BioForward, 2020
280
Medical device manufacturers in Wisconsin
“Wisconsin Biohealth Industry Landscape and Economic Impact Report,” prepared by TEConomy Partners LLC for BioForward, 2020
Biohealth Profile
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DownloadBIOHEALTH COMPANIES IN WISCONSIN®
Alcami
Catalent
Covance
Epic
Exact Sciences
GE Healthcare
Gilson
Phillips-Medisize
Promega
Zurex
Thermo Fisher Scientific
MilliporeSigma
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