Illinois Is Important to You
A huge market
Illinois is the world’s 12th biggest economy—a
huge market for biotech products and services. Illinois is:
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A perennial US leader in gross state product, headquarters
of Fortune 500 companies, total manufacturing capital expenditures,
high technology employment, patent production, and foreign
direct investment
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Home to a $6 billion crop business. A giant market for bio-seed
products.
Annually first or second in corn and soybean production,
first in feed grain product exports, and second in overall
agricultural exports
A political player
What happens in Springfield is important to major US and
international companies. The Illinois delegation in Washington,
DC, on both sides of the aisle, is among the most senior, well-placed,
and powerful of all the state delegations.
A bioscience powerhouse
Illinois delivers a broad range of products and services,
including medicines, medical devices, nutritional products,
food and agricultural applications, alternative fuels, industrials,
and environmental solutions.
A vital contributor
to world problem solving
Illinois has a long history of technological breakthroughs
in biotechnology, chemistry, physics, computing, and communications.
Illinois is home to more than 440 corporate R&D facilities
and more than 200 academic, government, and nonprofit research
institutions.
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