Header 6

Economic Impact of Health Research

Investment: Funding sources for overall research and development (2007)

Source of R&D Funding InvestmentState Rank
Federal Government$826,000,000 25
Industry$4,713,000,00015
Universities$281,000,00012
Non-profit$68,000,00016
Other *$93,000,00013
Total$5,980,000,00018

* 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 6,483,802
15

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Data


Economic Impact: Statistics for research-driven health industries (2008)

Industry EmploymentAnnual Salary
Pharmaceutical 18,822$116,986
Medical Device20,868
$59,690
Research, Testing, and Laboratories8,008
$62,484
Overall Private Sector2,463,194 $38,457

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 $361,000,000 in Indiana, producing 7,578 new jobs.

According to the most recent BioEnterprise Midwest Healthcare Venture report, over $25,000,000 was invested in Indiana's biotechnology companies in 2010.

The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that the member medical schools and teaching hospitals in the state had a combined economic impact of $8.0 billion and a total employment impact of 52,000 in 2008.

In FY 2004-2005, spending at Purdue University had a total economic output of more than $2.9 billion in Indiana and supported 44,000 jobs.

The health industry in Indiana generated a total of $69.5 billion in economic output and supported more than 578,000 Indiana jobs in 2003.

Indiana University employs more than 18,000 people and spends more than $145 million on goods and services from Indiana vendors. IU received $737 million in research funding during 2000-2002 and this funding supported 30,500 Indiana jobs.

The Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation reports that more than 80 patents were filed in FY 2006 and the Indiana University Emerging Technologies Center has created over 350 high-tech jobs in its 3-year existence.