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New Jersey is being touted as a national leader at the BIO International Convention taking place this week in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. During the session in which the report entitled “The Value of Bioscience Innovation in Growing Jobs and Improving Quality of Life 2016″ was released by TEConomy and BIO, New Jersey was cited as topping the list of states with a high degree of specialization in four of five industry sub sectors (all except agricultural feedstock and chemicals), as well as its leadership in the number of life sciences employees and business establishments.The report noted that the industry grew in New Jersey adding nearly 2% to its employment base in three of five major sub sectors from 2012 through 2014.Meanwhile despite a decline in 2015 in venture capital investments in New Jersey life sciences companies, New Jersey was in the top quintile for venture capital investment over the period 2012 2015.”New Jersey continued leadership in the life sciences industry is being touted here today and we can be proud of our place in delivering therapies and cures to the Patients who need them,” saidBioNJ President and CEO Debbie Hart.”However, a more recent decline in venture related investments in New Jersey companies is a growing concern. We are pleased to celebrate New Jersey notable stature here today, however, we must address this venture investment fall off with strategies that bring investors and investment into our State. There is a place for government, industry and academia in addressing this challenge and at BioNJ we are focused on making a difference in this critical arena.”For today, we are celebrating our State leadership along with our New Jersey colleagues,” added Hart.”The hard work continues when we get back home in addressing this challenge,” said Hart. Cheap Jerseys china Other key takeaways from the report include:New Jersey economy is 89% more concentrated in the biosciences than the national average (location quotient is 1.89) spanning four of the five major industry subsectors: drugs and pharmaceuticals; research, testing and medical labs; bioscience related distribution; and medical devices. territory, Puerto Rico and no other states.Average annual wages were up in each of those four subsectors as well: 11.2%, 10.6%, 12.1%, 0.8% respectively between 2012 2014 with the overall annual wage of $142,308 up 8.1% in that same period.Bioscience patent activity has increased in recent years increasing from 1,596 in 2012 to 1,851 in 2015. Because Patients Can WaitSM, BioNJ supports its Members in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies and cures that save and improve lives and lessen the burden of illness and disease to society by driving capital formation, fostering entrepreneurship, advocating for public policies that advance medical innovation, providing access to talent and education and offering a cost saving array of critical commercial resources.