Economic Impact of Health Research
Investment: Funding sources for overall research and development (2004)
| Source of R&D Funding | Investment | State Rank |
| Federal Government | $271,300,000 | 36 |
| Industry | $674,900,000 | 29 |
| Universities | $24,200,000 | 46 |
| Non-profit | $2,300,000 | 49 |
| Other * | $33,500,000 | 30 |
| Total | $1,006,200,000 | 35 |
* Other represents funding from state and local governments and funding for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers from non-federal sources.
Source: National Science Foundation, National Patterns of R&D Resources , 2006
Economic Impact: Statistics for research-driven health
industries (2004)
| Industry | Employment | Annual Salary |
| Pharmaceutical | 27 | $77,366 |
| Medical Device | 936 | $34,652 |
| Research, Testing, and Laboratories | 3,804 | $62,190 |
| Overall Private Sector | $29,426 |
Source: Battelle Memorial Institute and Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Growing the Nation's Biotech Sector: State Bioscience Inititives 2006
Highlights from local economic impact studies
According to a report from BIO and Battelle, The
University of Idaho received a 3-year, $6 million grant from the NIH
Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network program to create a network between
UI, Idaho State
University, and Boise State
University.
The $1.8 million, 17,000 squarefoot UI
Technology Incubator in Moscow
provides facilites for biosciences companies.