Big news this week. BioUtah launched BioHive, a collective representing the life science & healthcare innovation ecosystem of Utah’s economy. As a member of the Healthcare Innovation ecosystem, you’re already one of us, and together we are stronger. There’s no cost to be part of our collective nor are you required to be a formal member of BioUtah. Ready to jump in? Read on to learn more:

BioHive will serve as the brand representing Utah’s healthcare innovation community, of which Salt Lake City is the hub, supporting some of the greatest entrepreneurs and companies in the country. Leaders from these companies have joined up with local economic development and industry backers to represent more than 1,000 Utah companies in the biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, genomics, biotechnology, health tech, and digital informatics fields.

When BioHive says Utah is the nation’s fastest growing life science community, they’re not kidding.  Utah leads the nation in employment growth for the Life Sciences industry, employing 43,000 people directly and 88,000 indirectly, for a total of more than 130,000 (among the nation’s highest per capita). The life science industry is a key driver of both life-changing interventions and tools, and also of economic growth. The highly trained employees of this industry are paid an average wage almost 50% higher than Utah’s average.

Read more here: https://slcecondev.com/2020/11/10/join-up-with-biohive-the-fastest-growing-life-sciences-community-in-the-u-s/