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sion of the Sanofi-Aventis Group, is the largest company in the world devoted entirely to vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur operates a sprawling 500acre, 44-building campus in Swiftwater, Monroe County. The SCHOTT North America Regional Research and Development group located in Duryea, PA, in conjunction with the SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging site in Lebanon, PA, is currently developing advanced packaging solutions for protein-based drugs to increase shelf-life stability and uniform dose delivery. Lackawanna County-based Vital Probes and Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. have produced the first Mobile Molecular Testing Laboratory, which allows for onsite identification of suspect select agents. The Institute for Molecular Biology and Medicine at the University of Scranton in Lackawanna County is researching infectious diseases. Monroe County’s East Stroudsburg University (ESU) is home to The Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory, which offers genotyping services focused on genetic applications for wildlife conservation, management, research, and forensics. Also working in collaboration with ESU is Chaperone Technologies, Inc., which is developing antimicrobial products to combat drug-resistant organisms. Nano-Smart, working to commercialize antimicrobial products, has support from The Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. cational institutions, nationally-recognized healthcare systems and leading biotech companies. Some of the largest areas of research were conducted by the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, home to the world’s largest genomics computing cluster and the nation’s only privately owned biosafety level four (BSL-4) maximum containment laboratory, as well as the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The city has the world’s largest Phase I clinical trials program for new anti-cancer drugs, a $200-million Children’s Cancer Research Northwest Iowa Biotech is your one contact for all the biotech benefits Northwest Iowa has to offer. And, there are a lot! Workforce, resources, incentives, distribution, shovel ready sites & buildings are here and ready to help you grow! San Antonio, TX: Thriving Biomed Industry The bioscience-healthcare industry is San Antonio’s number one economic generator, with an annual impact of more than $16 billion and 116,000 employees. One out of every seven San Antonio employees works in this sector, with its cuttingedge research, world-renowned eduA S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S , B I O P H A R M , A N D P H A R M A C E U T I C A L E X E C U T I V E Iowa Department of Economic Development - supporting Iowa growth and development in the global market place. www.iowalifechanging.com #3212 at www.BusinessFacilities.com B-7 http://www.nwiowabio.com http://www.iowalifechanging.com http://www.iowalifechanging.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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