Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Texas has a dynamic biotechnology marketplace with an estimated annual economic impact of $75 billion. A significant number of top global biotechnology companies have Texas locations, underscoring the state's vitality in this industry. In 2009, one out of every 19 U.S. biotechnology employees worked in Texas while one out of every 15 U.S. biotechnology establishments was located in Texas.

1. Texas is home to over 4,500 biotechnology firms, manufacturing companies, industry consortia, and research university facilities.
2. More than 108,600 workers are employed in the biotech sector in Texas at an average annual salary of over $74,800.
3. Texas ranks in the top 3 states for the number of doctorates awarded in Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, and Biological/Biomedical Sciences.
4. The Texas Medical Center in Houston in the world's largest medical center and annually conducts $1.2 billion in research.
5. Texas ranks #1 nationally for biodiesel production and #10 for ethanol production.
6. Texas-based biotechnology companies Kimberly Clark, Celanese, and Kinetic Concepts are Fortune 1000 companies.