Economy

Biotech + California = Economic Engine

California is home to several of the nation’s largest life sciences clusters. Our thriving industry is a leading employer, a powerful economic engine and a driving force behind developing the state’s biomedical workforce. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s biotech sector has proven vital in developing testing, treatments and vaccines to fight the virus and driving economic recovery. Our state’s prosperity is closely linked to the ongoing contributions of its thriving biotechnology industry, which generated a total of $376 billion in economic activity last year alone.
By The Numbers
$20B

Total biomedical exports from California biotechnology companies

$16.6B

Total estimate venture capital investment in California biomedical companies

$95.2k

Average salary California biotech employees were paid in 2021

1.17 Mil

Californians directly and indirectly employed by the biotechnology industry in 2021

436k

Californians directly employed by the biotechnology industry in 2021

16k

Number of biomedical facilities in California, the birthplace of the biotech industry, in 2021

376B

Total economic output generated by California’s biotech industry.

See the full Economic Impact Report Here.