Health Innovations
Groundbreaking Results
As one of the most research intensive industries in the world, California biotech companies invest in discoveries for medicines and devices that shape the future of healthcare throughout the world.
Biotech creates treatments and cures for diseases that were once considered a death sentence. At the state level, California is particularly competitive in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing; Medical Devices and Diagnostic Equipment; and Research activities. In 2023, California received almost $6.02 billion in overall funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
More scientists, more researchers, more engineers, more Nobel laureates in the state of California than any other state in the nation…It’s the birthplace of life science and biotech”
– Governor Gavin Newsom
In California alone there are hundreds of groundbreaking and lifesaving treatments in development, including:
455
Cancer Drugs
110
Hormonal Systems/Nephrology Treatments
136
Central Nervous System Medications
105
Infectious (Including HIV) medications
89
Immune System Medications
76
Eye/Ear Treatments
63
Musculoskeletal Drugs
57
Cardiovascular Treatments
55
Blood Disorders Medications
53
Gastrointestinal Drugs
52
Dermatology Treatments
50
Respiratory Drugs
*Source: Statista 2020.