Economic Impact of Health Research
Investment: Funding sources for overall research and development (2007)
| Source of R&D Funding | Investment | State Rank |
| Federal Government | $37,000,000 | 51 |
| Industry | $36,000,000 | 49 |
| Universities | $43,000,000 | 40 |
| Non-profit | $3,000,000 | 48 |
| Other * | $11,000,000 | 41 |
| Total | $129,000,000 | 51 |
* 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)
| Wyoming | Residents | State Rank |
| Population, June 1, 2011 | 563,626 | 52 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Data
Economic Impact: Statistics for research-driven health industries (2008)
| Industry | Employment | Annual Salary |
| Pharmaceutical | 81 | $45,673 |
| Medical Device | 110 | $36,950 |
| Research, Testing, and Laboratories | 374 | $73,261 |
| Overall Private Sector | 223,537 | $41,140 |
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 $8,000,000 in Wyoming, producing 403 jobs.
According to a report from BIO and Battelle, the University of Wyoming received the largest grant in its history from the NIH in 2005. The 5-year, $13 million Institutional Development Award will encourage interdisciplinary research capacity in women's health, integrative physiology, and rural public health outcomes.
The University of Wyoming will use a portion of its $7.2 million EPSCoR award to fund an ecological geneticist and a Nucleic Acid Exploration Core Facility.
