Your next discovery should be Metro Denver's emerging bio industry.

With almost 15,500 bioscience workers at over 470 companies, the nine-county Metro Denver and Northern Colorado region is an emerging bioscience location.

The region ranks seventh among the top 50 metro areas for 2007 employment concentration in medical devices and 23rd for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology employment.

The Fitzsimons Life Science District, one of the most ambitious medical developments in the country, is the focal point of opportunity in the bioscience industry. When complete, the $4.3 billion project encompassing 578 total acres and more than six million square feet of new real estate will be a world-class scientific community offering cutting-edge space, services, and support to more than 30,000 bioscience professionals.

Numerous university and bioscience research facilities dot the region and scientific talent is abundant with Colorado ranking fifth in the nation for science and engineering grad students. Industry support and advocacy is available through the Colorado BioScience Association, which is working to create a premier bioscience cluster within the state. 

As further incentive to move your company's bottom line, the state of Colorado has amassed several programs to help bioscience companies succeed. Recent legislation provides SBIR matching grants, research grants to institutions, sales tax exemptions for manufacturing equipment in clean room operations, and a $3.5 million annual fund to promote industry growth.

With all of this momentum, its no wonder the region was ranked a top-five life science and development location in a Site Selection magazine survey. So take a closer look at Metro Denver – no where in the country will you discover better access to knowledge workers, venture capital, and innovation.

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