Report heralds state’s biotech jobs

California’s bioscience industry tops the nation with more than 242,000 jobs, or nearly 15 percent of the U.S. total, according to a new report.

The report, released by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization in Washington, D.C., and the Ohio-based TEConomy Partners LLC noted that the state has a high concentration of jobs and firms in five major biotechnology subsectors: medical devices/equipment; research, testing, medical labs and drugs/pharmaceuticals.

The report said California also leads the nation in patent activity within the industry, with nearly 30,000 patents submitted since 2012.

This story was originally published June 8, 2016 at 10:43 AM with the headline "Report heralds state’s biotech jobs."