Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile
Extends south to Kalamazoo, east to Detroit
Employs more than 40% of the states’ medical device professionals
$1+ billion in medical investments & expansions
$2+ billion invested in life-science R&D per year
90+ FDA-registered medical device manufacturers & specification developers
565 Western Michigan establishments engaged in life sciences industry
4th largest
Cluster of medical device suppliers in the Midwest
Largest high-tech workforce in the nation
Life-sciences cluster growth exceeds U.S. average with:
27% increase in employment
32% in the number of companies
165% in sales
Firms in region specialize in
- Medical devices
- Biotechnology
- Nutraceuticals
- Instrumentation
- Diagnostics
- Bioinformatics
Surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing location quotient increased from 0.57 to 1.20 in 10 years.
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