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Economic Impact of Health Research

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

Source of R&D Funding InvestmentState Rank
Federal Government$1,852,000,00016
Industry$1,534,000,00024
Universities$128,000,00025
Non-profit$41,000,00023
Other *$106,000,00011
Total$3,659,000,00026 

* 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 (2008)

Tennessee
Residents State Rank
Population, July 1, 2008 6,240,456
17

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Population Estimates, 2009


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

Industry EmploymentAnnual Salary
Pharmaceutical 3,320
$65,846
Medical Device7,981
$59,046
Research, Testing, and Laboratories8,437
$67,708
Overall Private Sector2,306,517 
$40,021

Source: Battelle and Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), BIO State Bioscience Initiatives, 2010


Highlights from local economic impact studies

A 2007 study by FamiliesUSA, In Your Own Backyard, shows that NIH funding for Tennessee generated $1,038,000,000 of business activity and 7,704 new jobs. The report also highlights why global health matters to Tennessee.

 

The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that the member medical schools and teaching hospitals in the state had a combined economic impact of $10.6 billion and a total employment impact of 76,000 in 2008.

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Medical Center employ more than 18,500 in the state and have an annual economic impact of $4 billion.

The University of Tennessee (UT) and Battelle found that the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's expenditures in 2005 increased Tennessee's gross state product by $820 million and supported 20,700 jobs in the state.

According to the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, the UT-Baptist Research Park will generate 5,000 bioscience jobs and 4,000 supporting jobs. The park is also expected to have an annual economic impact of $2 billion.