Economic Impact of Health Research
Investment: Funding sources for overall research and development (2007)
| Source of R&D Funding | Investment | State Rank |
| Federal Government | $343,000,000 | 37 |
| Industry | $717,000,000 | 32 |
| Universities | $14,000,000 | 50 |
| Non-profit | $2,000,000 | 49 |
| Other * | $39,000,000 | 31 |
| Total | $1,115,000,000 | 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, 2008
Population (2011)
| Residents | State Rank | |
| Population, June 1, 2011 | 1,567,582 | 40 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Data
Economic Impact: Statistics for research-driven health industries (2008)
| Industry | Employment | Annual Salary |
| Pharmaceutical | 210 | $48,256 |
| Medical Device | 702 | $41,512 |
| Research, Testing, and Laboratories | 4,287 | $70,813 |
| Overall Private Sector | 539,626 | $33,566 |
Source: Battelle and Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), BIO State Bioscience Initiatives, 2010
Highlights from local economic impact studies
United for Medical Research's 2011 study, An Economic Engine, shows that in 2010, NIH invested $46,000,000 in Idaho, producing 1,018 new jobs.
Idaho's colleges and universities received $113,400,000 in federal R&D spending in 2008.
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.
